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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.
Mon 5th Aug 2019
Sky Marshal and Kevin Brouder

Sky Marshal justifies favouritism for Byrnes & Brouder

4.18PM

Wed 17th Jul 2019
Lady Wannabe (red colours) and Frankie Dettori are about to be passed by Viadera (nearest)

Dettori dramatically denied a Killarney winner

9.01PM

Turnberry Isle

'Smaller fields' suit jockey O'Brien

8.19PM

Mon 15th Jul 2019
Island Master jumps the last in third behind Rock Road (far side) and Invincible Don

Hayes hit with 14 day suspension as Island Master scores for Burke

8.49PM

Flowering Peach

Galileo-sired filly wins on handicap debut at Killarney

7.40PM

Sun 14th Jul 2019
Japan

Japan wins Grand Prix de Paris

7.36PM

Eadbhard

Eadbhard easily wins Fairyhouse's nightcap

5.57PM

Last Golden Ticket

Elliott completes Sligo/Perth double

5.47PM

Lyrical Attraction

Whelan doubles up at Fairyhouse as Fahey receives a boost

5.20PM

Trendsetter

Enright shrugs off shoulder injury with a second winner

5.05PM

Mandarin Monarch and Dillon Maxwell jump the last

McNamara & Maxwell on the mark with multiple winner Monarch

4.30PM

Surrounding and Ronan Whelan

Halford bags the Brownstown as Ballydoyle draws another blank

4.17PM

Super Treat and Bill Lee

Super Treat scores for Doyle & Lee

3.42PM

Benefit Run and Luke Dempsey jump the last

Dempsey delivers on Benefit Run

3.36PM

Mid Winster

Winster's win continues Slattery's daily successes

2.51PM

Don Patricio and Conor Brassil jump the last

Don Patricio scores for Brassils and owner/breeder Hayes

2.37PM

Unforgetable

Unforgetable wins Fairyhouse's opener for O'Brien & Crosse

1.58PM

Masar

Appleby confident Masar can bounce back

11.33AM

Sat 13th Jul 2019
Mega Miny (far side) beats From Eden (6)

Mega Mindy wins for Shark's new syndicate

6.01PM

Cool Colonnade (nearest) jumps the last as The Holy One (purple/black colours) is about to fall

Mullins substitutes for Townend on chase winner Cool Colonnade

5.35PM

Thu 11th Jul 2019
Sneaky Getaway

Sneaky Getaway wins another finale

9.35PM

Trossachs

Cleary completes Leopardstown double

9.06PM

Peach tree (second from right) leading

Lordan lands Newmarket/Leopardstown Group races double

8.55PM

Magnetic North (6, leading)

Lavery wins Nasrullah Handicap with Magnetic North

8.10PM

Raphael (nearest, with sheep-skin noseband)

Raphael scores for Prendergast & Hayes

7.37PM

Balefire

Foley steps in for winning 'spare' on Halford's Balefire

7.26PM

Love (far side) and Soul Search

Third time lucky for Love

6.39PM

Thu 4th Jul 2019
Rasiym

Rasiym scores for O'Grady & Townend

8.25PM

Muntahez and Chris Hayes (left)

Hayes rides third winner in two days

6.41PM

Wed 3rd Jul 2019
South Sea Pearl

Champion Jockey O'Brien completes Bellewstown double

9.51PM

Blankiedoodie (leading, black & white colours)

McConnell avoids opening day 'Blank'

9.20PM

Highly Approved (far side) and Takeachancejimmy

Championship leader Keane maintains 10 winner lead

8.51PM

Jupiter Road (nearest) and Festina Plente

Jupiter Road scores for O'Brien brothers

8.01PM

Diamond Hill (far side) and Party Playboy

Jockey Mullins makes winning return for holiday

7.53PM

Mokhalad

Hayes completes Bellewstown double

7.16PM

Sam Langford

Favourite Langford overcomes wide draw for maiden win

6.52PM

Secret Stash

Secret Stash lands gamble in Bellewstown's opener

6.20PM

Fri 21st Jun 2019
Heaven On Earth

Minding's sister gets off the mark at Limerick

8.03PM

Morpho Blue (left) and Kaftan

Harrington & Foley complete Limerick double

6.47PM

Sat 15th Jun 2019
Sky Moon (2, nearest)

Trainer Fahey completes Limerick double

5.37PM

Canford Art

Canford Art scores for Fahey & Manning

4.02PM

Fri 14th Jun 2019
Perfect Tapatino is about to win the Cork Derby

Heffernan drops whip, wins another Derby

8.51PM

Aspen Belle is clear

Aspen Belle makes all for easy Cork win

6.54PM

Wed 5th Jun 2019
Trainer Gavin Cromwell

McNamara rides first chase winner in Wexford's last

5.43PM

King's War and Martin Mooney

Mooneys on the mark with King's War

5.30PM

Dinons (far side) and Victoria Bay

Dinons maintains unbeaten chase record

5.04PM

Shawshank jumps the last

Redemption for Shawshank at Wexford

4.58PM

My Peggy

Farrier Hynds scores with My Peggy

4.17PM

Minx Tiara

Minx Tiara scores for O'Brien & Flanagan

3.36PM

The Rubinator (far side) and Institution

The Rubinator wins Wexford's opener

2.48PM

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