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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.
Tue 15th Jun 2021
Trainer Ger Lyons at his Glenburnie Stables

Lyons unaware of doping but backs Bolger

10.36AM

Sat 12th Jun 2021
The Alpha Man (12) and Stephen Cummins

Ballydoyle rider bags first Irish winner

5.51PM

Cape Islay and Wayne Lordan

De Bromhead off the mark for Irish flat season

5.10PM

Fri 11th Jun 2021
Golfe Clair blunders at the final flight

Golfe Clair survives final flight blunder

3.39PM

Karakhan crashes through the wing of the last - winner Tommydan is on the left (black & red)

Tommydan wins dramatic Clonmel opener

2.52PM

Wed 9th Jun 2021
Mary Salome (right)

Kinirons targets another 'divided double'

9.36AM

Mon 7th Jun 2021
Place Des Vosges and Mark Bolger jump the last

Place Des Vosges scores for Fahey & Bolger

5.48PM

Pythion and Donie McInerney jump the last

'Floating fifties' in the Feale as Winters bags 'the John B. Keane'

5.29PM

Sun 6th Jun 2021
Mary Salome and Luke McAteer

'Tidy Towns' double for on-fire Kinirons

5.28PM

Winner Young Angel (right) with Even Flow

Young Angel wins Listowel maiden

2.07PM

Thu 27th May 2021
Barney Curley

Queally - 'I had cost Barney a fortune but he still laughed'

5.40PM

Wed 26th May 2021
Gowran

Gowran cancelled

9.04AM

Philip Rothwell

Ballinrobe mix-up referred on

8.58AM

Tue 25th May 2021
Outlier (left) with runner-up Believe Jack

McManus on the mark with another newcomer

3.35PM

The Dasher Conway and Keith Donoghue

The Dasher Conway wins Tipperary's opener

3.07PM

Fri 21st May 2021
Mrs Underwood and Jody Townend

Townend credited with bumper success

9.07PM

Trixie Mc and Darragh O Keeffe (left)

Gibney completes Downpatrick-Wexford double

8.33PM

Good World and Ricky Doyle (near side)

Good World does great business

8.25PM

Merry Doyenne and Declan Queally

Back-to-back wins for Merry mare

7.58PM

Knock Na Rea and Philip Enright

'Busiest jockey' back with a winner

7.11PM

China Princess (right) jumps the last alongside Rebel Ivy

Further success for Fahey and Sexton

6.08PM

Mamaslittlestar (near side) and Brideswell Lad

Carson off the mark with Mamaslittlestar!

5.58PM

Pour Pavore (left) jumps the last

Pour Pavore wins Wexford's opener

5.15PM

Tue 18th May 2021
Antey and Brian Hayes jump the last

Third-season novice gets off the mark

6.11PM

Downthecellar and Darragh O'Keeffe (near side) with runner-up Optum

Downthecellar wins for patient Plumbly

5.30PM

Tue 11th May 2021
La Petite Coco and Billy Lee

Victory for Valor with new recruit

6.00PM

Probe and Colin Keane

Cup winner Weld lands Killarney's opener

5.31PM

Sun 9th May 2021
Gin And Lime and Rachael Blackmore

De Bromhead double as Rachael bags more

5.33PM

Getaway Gorgeous jinks at the final flight

Mullins wins the Tourist Attraction Hurdle

3.55PM

Sat 8th May 2021
Meticulous and J.J. Slevin at the last

Tabor successful with Cork hurdler

4.31PM

Manitopark (left)

Mullins wins Cork's opening two races

2.47PM

Trainer Sam Curling

Jockey change on gambled horse

2.35PM

Sat 1st May 2021
Willie Mullins

Mullins ends season on a high

6.54PM

Carrarea leads

Gambled Carrarea wins Punchestown's finale

6.53PM

Pure Bliss and Mark Walsh

Fry on the mark with Pure Bliss

6.10PM

Koshari (nearest)

Mullins - 'I threw the whole lot at Punchestown'

5.53PM

Brahma Bull (far side) and Ten Ten jump the last

Mullins hails brave ride on Brahma Bull

5.12PM

Jeff Kidder and Sean Flanagan

Kidder triumphs in Champion Juvenile

4.50PM

Stormy Ireland

Stormy Ireland wins Mares Champion Hurdle

3.56PM

Mister Fogpatches

Fogpatches delivers for Fahy cousins

3.39PM

Call It Magic (pale colours) pings the old double bank

Donoghue delivers despite 'twists and turns'

3.14PM

Thu 29th Apr 2021
Dysart Dynamo (blue, yellow armlet)

Willie edges clear in 'Mullinsbury Cup'

8.19PM

Gauloise and Paul Townend

Townend rides 99th winner on Gauloise

7.42PM

Energumene and Paul Townend

Energumene returns with Ryanair rout

7.25PM

Capodanno and Jody McGarvey jump the last

McManus registers 100th Festival winner

6.48PM

Klassical Dream

Klassical keeps Coleman's Dreams alive

6.30PM

Singing Banjo (left) alongside Blue Templar

Banjo completes Ladies Cup/La Touche double

6.08PM

Sully D'oc and Simon Torrens

UK winner keeps Torrens on the Pigsback

5.20PM

Jiving Jerry jumps the last ahead of Flindt

Jimmy's Jiving Jerry wins Joinery Hurdle

4.37PM

Mrs Milner

Mrs Milner a non-runner for Stayers Hurdle

11.22AM

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