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Articles By Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.
Sun 6th Sep 2026
Trainer Maurice Ahern with father Anthony and mother Maura

Ahern targets Petingo for Galway winner

10.33AM

Celeron and Oisin Murphy win the Railway Stakes

O'Callaghan yet to finalise plans for recuperating Celeron

8.49AM

Wed 2nd Sep 2026
Mawhibah and Joey Sheridan

Unlucky Tramore loser bags Navan's finale

8.07PM

Sonoran and Colin Keane

Keane collects on Sonoran

7.46PM

Make The Tide and Billy Lee

Leader Lee completes Navan double

7.22PM

Land Of The Giants and Adam Caffrey

Sponsor success for McGuinness

7.08PM

Chapel Lane and Billy Lee (nearest)

Chapel Lane lands maiden success

6.35PM

Timurshah and Derek O'Connor (centre)

Timurshah completes remarkable five-timer

5.55PM

Cashel Blue and Reese Holohan (yellow cap)

Holohan continues good recent run

5.36PM

Best Love and Declan McDonogh (right)

Best Love lands Navan's opener

4.40PM

Tue 1st Sep 2026
Banbridge and Joey Sheridan

King George hero Banbridge wins on the Flat at Gowran

5.56PM

Java Wood and Wesley Joyce (nearest)

Java Wood bags third career win

5.38PM

Navajo Point (left) and Paddy Harnett

Patience pays off with Navajo Point

5.23PM

Connections of Quinta Girl

Quinta Girl continues O'Callaghan's good run

5.10PM

Solana Beach (right)

Solana scores in Chesham Stakes-winning colours

4.45PM

Starborn Legend (Joey Sheridan) with Keogie (far side)

Starborn Legend scores for Sheridan & O'Brien

4.21PM

Equus Victor (left) with Drumbeat

Dead-heat helps Coen collect in Gowran's opening races

3.45PM

Connections of Curracloe

Baaeed sires his first winner in Ireland

3.02PM

Chally Chute (left)

O'Sullivan on weather watch ahead of Chally's Cesarewitch bid

8.49AM

Mon 24th Aug 2026
Elegantemente and John Gleeson

Smart debutante gives De Bromhead double in finale

9.13PM

Rusty Harkness and Darragh O'Keeffe

O'Keeffe completes Ballinrobe double

8.10PM

Bunting and Danny Mullins

Bunting bridges long gap betweens wins

7.31PM

Princess Felicia and Peter Smithers (centre, black & white colours)

Jockey Smithers continues good recent form

7.09PM

Amina and Alex Harvey

McConnell's Amina gains deserved success

6.41PM

Ocean Murphy and Darragh O'Keeffe

Ocean Murphy scores for Rothwell & O'Keeffe

6.20PM

Colliers Quay and Thomas O'Connor

Colliers Quay wins opener at Ballinrobe

5.39PM

Hotazhell and Shane Foley

Hotazhell on course for Irish Champion

8.52AM

Sat 22nd Aug 2026
Teofil John Gleeson win the Laurels Pub Flat Race

Teofil continues to create a good impression

6.20PM

Sparan Nua (right) battles with winner Kalpana at York

Bolger targetting further Group 1s with Sparan Nua

6.06PM

jalila Moriviere Mark Walsh win the Canella Lane Handicap Steeplechase

Walsh successful back in green and gold

5.56PM

Butch Cassidy and Darragh O'Keeffe

Magnier silks score at both Irish meetings

5.37PM

Pure Logic and Paddy Hanlon (right)

Shark enjoys first success following Hewick's retirement

4.53PM

Daddy Long Legs Brian Hayes win the Moynihan Scaffolding Ltd Beginners Steeplechase

Daddy Long Legs scores on chase debut

4.47PM

Jockey Gary Noonan

Noonan conscious leaving Killarney, after heavy fall

3.53PM

Fri 21st Aug 2026
Only One Scobie and Leigh Roche

'Fancy-prices Flynn' bags another big win

8.27PM

Manton Bay and Luke McAteer (light green cap, centre)

Marnane's Manton Bay books Cambridgeshire ticket

7.17PM

Thu 20th Aug 2026
Killarney

Killarney's final two races abandoned

8.25PM

Miners Bridge and Philip Enright

Miners Bridge lands gamble at Killarney

8.10PM

Autumn Twist and Daniel King

King and the Castles collect at Killarney

5.47PM

James J Braddock and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Blake's Braddock on course for Melbourne Cup bid

4.39PM

Tue 18th Aug 2026
Fianna and James Ryan

First success for Fianna in Roscommon's finale

8.46PM

Magnum Cor and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Magnum Cor confirms debut promise at Roscommon

8.34PM

Sagasti and Colin Keane

O'Callaghan gains first success for Dubai owner Al Falasi

8.22PM

Save The Sixes and Shane Foley (pink, left)

Save The Sixes secures SIS success

7.49PM

Emotional Hedging and Gary Carroll (right)

Emotional Hedging scores for Cromwell and Carroll

7.21PM

Cashel Queen and Paddy Harnett (blue and white colours)

Cashel Queen registers maiden success

6.35PM

Hexagonal and Reese Holohan (nearest)

Hogan's Hexagonal wins Roscommon's opening claimer

6.19PM

Sun 16th Aug 2026
Gold Cup winner Gaelic Warrior and Patrick Mullins

Mullins stars return to pre-training

5.38PM

La Note Verte and J J Slevin

La Notre Verte leads home Mullins 1-2-3

4.55PM

Members of the Terence O' Brien Racing Syndicate celebrate Ina Mina's success

Ina Mina mining dough

3.26PM

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