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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.
Thu 21st Aug 2025
Keep Up (Paul Townend up) reaches for the final flight

Keep Up makes all for comfortable Killarney success

7.04PM

Tue 19th Aug 2025
Kool One's jockey James Ryan, with father Kieran (right) and trainer Conor Maxwell

Kool One bags last-gasp success in finale

8.46PM

Bryant and Sam Coen

Amo adds to recent purple patch

8.33PM

Free Solo and Ben Coen

Free Solo registers sixth success

8.03PM

Proxima Centauri and Shane Foley are clear

Alpha Centauri's third foal wins at Roscommon

7.39PM

Check This Out (right) with Giovannu Giorgio

Second success for Roscommon-regular

7.07PM

Echo Of Faith and Shane Foley (left)

Echo Of Faith scores for Harrington and Foley

6.37PM

Mono River and Joey Sheridan

Mono River claims first success

5.56PM

Fri 8th Aug 2025
Nautical Force and Ben Coen

Nautical Force wins Tipperary's three-horse race

8.04PM

Thesecretadversary and Seamie Heffernan

Royal Ascot runner-up wins Tipperary's feature

6.42PM

Wed 6th Aug 2025
Jockey Adam Ryan

Another Slattery success in a bumper finale

9.03PM

Chris Hayes (centre)

Chopsticks 'shocks' in Sligo's finale

8.45PM

Bynx and Sean Flanagan

Flanagan flies in to ride Wexford double

8.33PM

Trubshaw and Gabriella Hill (far side) with God The Highness

Charmian Hill's great-granddaughter wins in Dawn Run's colours

8.10PM

Finnians Row (nearest) and Patrick O'Brien

Jockey O'Brien bounces back with Wexford winner

7.36PM

Prairie Echoes and Gary Carroll

Echoes of Matilda Picotte as syndicate scores at Sligo

7.05PM

Custers Mistake (left)

Trainer Tumilty registers second success

6.36PM

Lady Lunette and Colin Keane (left)

Sligo double moves Keane back on top

6.28PM

Antoine De Paris (plaited horse)

'Hair today, gone tomorrow' as Antoine De Paris is claimed

6.13PM

Abel Mabel and Niall Moore

Small mare Mabel scores for a two-horse stable

5.41PM

Trainer Pat O'Donnell

Extensio to bypass Ebor following Galway disappointment

10.16AM

Inothewayurthinkin and Mark Walsh

Gold Cup winner returns to training

9.35AM

Mon 4th Aug 2025
William Tell and Peter Smithers

William Tell hits the target at Cork

4.23PM

Pampar Lady's trainer Gavin Cromwell and jockey Keith Donoghue

Pampar Lady scores for Wash Yer Hands Syndicate

4.00PM

Trainer Denis Hogan

Hogan and McAuley to combine forces again

9.47AM

Sat 2nd Aug 2025
Galway

IHRB accepts error in announcing Rule 4 deduction

5.15PM

Thu 31st Jul 2025
IHRB's Liam Walsh

IHRB microchip scan averts Galway mix-up

12.41PM

Fri 25th Jul 2025
Hastily and Jack Cleary

McGuinness' Hastily registers fourth annual success

7.53PM

Red Evolution and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Red Evolution wins Cork's Premier event

7.42PM

Tue 22nd Jul 2025
Tiernan Power Roche

Power Roche incurs 14-day suspension

6.44PM

Fri 18th Jul 2025
Tippin And Tappin and Darragh O'Keeffe

Third consecutive win for on-song Tippin And Tappin

5.17PM

Greatness Awaits (left)

Glory for the Gainfords as Greatness triumphs at Killarney

3.59PM

Thu 17th Jul 2025
Say It So and Calum Hogan

Say It So registers fifth success

8.07PM

Swelltime and Jake Coen

Sixth success for Swelltime

6.36PM

Tue 15th Jul 2025
Spanish Temptress and Colin Keane

'Die-hard' racing syndicate on the mark at Killarney

8.13PM

Red Hugh O'Donnell and Seamus Heffernan (left)

Success for Scott who credits 'canny' Heffernan ride

6.36PM

Mon 14th Jul 2025
Vlhova (right), under Rory Cleary

Vlhova scores for Cleary and Coleman at Killarney

7.11PM

Benvenuto Cellini and Wayne Lordan

Beautifully-bred Ballydoyle colt wins at Killarney

6.41PM

Sun 29th Jun 2025
Lot Of Joy and Seamie Heffernan

In-foal Lot Of Joy signs off in style

6.51PM

Lambourn wins the Derby

Lambourn is 20th horse to complete Derby-double

6.35PM

Bellaphina and James Ryan

Bellaphina bags another big-weekend Curragh win

5.57PM

Fleetfoot and Declan McDonogh (white, right)

Welcome Derby Day winner for Bolger

5.39PM

Keke and Billy Lee

Lynam registers first Rockingham win

4.29PM

Skukuza and Ryan Moore

Skukuza's expedition yields Celebration success

3.50PM

Vespertilio and Dylan Browne McMonagle (red cap)

McCreery vindicated as Vespertilio delivers in the Dash

3.18PM

Slieve Binnian and Luke McAteer (green colours)

Marnane on the mark with Slieve Binnian

2.45PM

Sujet and Chris Hayes

Weld, Hayes and Juddmonte win Derby Day opener

1.56PM

Sat 28th Jun 2025
Charasson and Seamie Heffernan

Gambled Charasson wins finale for Feane

5.47PM

Daamberdiplomat and Ben Coen (1, centre)

Timely success for Daamberdiplomat

5.22PM

Masoun and Elizabeth Gale

Gale blows in and storms the Ladies Derby

5.04PM

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