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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.
Wed 11th Sep 2019
Royal Admiral and Mark O'Hare

McGuinness records 1-2-3 in Laytown handicap

6.44PM

Shanwalla

Gilligan rides first winner in Listowel's bumper

6.31PM

Jeremys Flame (far side) and All Those Years jump the second last

Cromwell & Moore complete Listowel double

6.05PM

Loose Chippings and Gabriele Malune (centre, mostly orange colours)

Loose Chippings scores at Laytown for raiding team

5.52PM

Poker Party leads Ravenhill and Shantou Village (green, about to exit) over the last

Blackmore breaks Listowel duck as De Bromhead wins Kerry National

5.35PM

Plough Boy (far side, with Shane Crosse) and Shore Step

Local legend Plough Boy wins on first run at Laytown

4.42PM

Cyrus Dallin (nearest)

Favourite pulls-up as Dallin delivers

4.28PM

Facethepuckout

Facethepuckout gains second career success

3.39PM

Shekhem (right)

Weld and Hayes win Listowel's opener

2.25PM

Sat 7th Sep 2019
Put The Kettle On

Put The Kettle On completes four-timer

4.52PM

Kaletto survived this second last flight blunder before winning

Kaletto survives blunder before winning at Wexford

4.46PM

Wed 4th Sep 2019
Presto and Shane Foley

Presto maintains unbeaten record in finale

6.11PM

Finding Nero and Billy Lee leading

Trainer Murtagh completes Gowran treble

5.54PM

Bashiyr and Chris Hayes

Bashiyr scores for Weld & Hayes

5.05PM

Festina Plente and Ben Coen

Murtagh and Coen combine for Gowran doubles

4.54PM

Royal Dornach (left) and Donnacha O'Brien

Donnacha delivers on Dornach, Japan next on the horizon

4.28PM

Bigger And Better and Oisin Orr are clear

Bigger And Better rewards patient owners with 25/1 win

4.13PM

Luminent (left) with Hidden Spark (white face, ears pricked)

Murtagh trains his first winner for Gigginstown

3.45PM

Never Rains and Joey Sheridan

Never Rains wins opening Claimer and is bought-back

3.36PM

Mon 26th Aug 2019
Ya Boy Ya gave jockey James Kenny his 1st success on the track

Jockey Kenny off the mark in Downpatrick bumper

6.12PM

Muroor

O'Keeffe keeps winning as leading Conditional bags double

5.53PM

The Red Menace

The Red Menace makes winning chase debut

5.27PM

Cappuccino Man

Jockey O'Keeffe notches 30 wins for season

5.03PM

Finding Joy and Trevor Ryan (centre, red colours)

Finding Joy gains second win this month for touring Hourigan

4.39PM

Greenandwhitearmy (right) jumps the last alongside green-and-white coloured Mr Moondance

Greenandwhitearmy bags a northern win

3.50PM

Cats For Cash (left)

Elliott and Kennedy win Downpatrick's opener

2.55PM

Sat 24th Aug 2019
High Altitude

Mackay off the mark for Murphy

4.27PM

Leader Cautious Approach is about to win at Killarney

Hayes completes Killarney treble

3.33PM

Sat 17th Aug 2019
Yaxeni (far side) with Unknown Pleasures (centre) and Florence Camille (nearest)

Lyons bags another juvenile winner with Cork's closer

6.05PM

Tarnawa and Chris Hayes (centre)

Weld edges to 6-5 lead over Ballydoyle in Give Thanks Stakes

5.56PM

Kodiqueen and Gavin Ryan

Murphy's Kodiqueen doubles up at Cork

4.54PM

Bopedro and Kevin Manning

Bolger bags treble with first runners on Cork's straight course

4.47PM

Peshkova and Andrew Slattery

Cody and Ballygallon combine for latest win with Peshkova

3.42PM

Flight Risk and Kevin Manning

Will Bolger take a chance with Flight Risk?

3.12PM

Noirvento and Ronan Whelan (noseband, red colours)

Noirvento gains second win for Collins' locals

2.35PM

Arranmore (left)

Black-type next for Bolger's maiden winner

1.51PM

Fri 16th Aug 2019
Think Positive and Paul Townend jump the last

Samcro's half-brother makes winning hurdles debut

7.57PM

Sweet Sting with Brian Hayes (jockey), trainer Michael Bowe (centre) and John Bowe

Neatly-qualified Sting is latest string to Bowe's bow

7.33PM

Wed 14th Aug 2019
Horses getting ready for morning work at Ballydoyle (Copyright Inpho - Oisin Keniry)

Magical launches Irish Champions Weekend at Ballydoyle

1.22PM

Sun 11th Aug 2019
Cracking Name and Oisin Orr

Cracking Name gains fifth career success at Tipperary

4.48PM

Hathiq and Rory Cleary (orange colours)

Hathiq returns to winning ways as connections eye Group 1 race

4.12PM

Wed 7th Aug 2019
Shane Foley

Foley follows Carroll in registering Sligo treble

6.35PM

Elite Trooper Grey (right) and Shane Foley

Foley brushes aside McCreery and scores on Trooper

6.23PM

Kastasa

Weld wins Connacht Oaks with Aga's Kastasa

5.00PM

Sirjack Thomas

Galway Mile winners score Sligo success

4.46PM

Kodiqueen gave jockey Gary Carroll his third winner of the day

Jockey Carroll bags Sligo hat-trick

4.21PM

In From The Cold and Gary Carroll

Mulvany and Carroll combine for double

4.15PM

For The Trees and Shane Foley

Harrington & Foley on the mark with latest juvenile winner

3.29PM

Grove Hill and Gary Carroll

Hill on top as placed horses are claimed in Sligo's opener

3.16PM

Mon 5th Aug 2019
Miss McIlroy and Kevin Brouder (centre)

Double for Brouder as Miss McIroy gains overdue first win

5.24PM

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