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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 7th Aug 2014
Trainer Ger Lyons

Lyons gives Ballyroan full support

10.59AM

Wed 6th Aug 2014
Hallo Rosie (left) outbattled Uncharted Waters

Rosie scores maiden win in Sligo finale

8.57PM

Gary Halpin steered Rayna to three of his four wins at Sligo today

Oxx filly gains four-timer in Connaught Oaks

8.34PM

Ronan Whelan with some Back Off Mate-coloured baloons!

Versatile 'Mate completes the full set

8.19PM

Queen Of Alba

Queen Of Alba wins Connaught Derby

7.35PM

Footprint (third from right, white/orange/blue colours) at Sligo

Footprint beginning to leave his mark at Sligo

7.05PM

Splashtop

Halpin follows up Galway Heroics at Sligo

6.22PM

Vocal Nation (right)

Bolger owned stallion gains his maiden win

6.09PM

Tue 5th Aug 2014
Sea Coast and Shane Foley beat Antique Platinum

Sea Coast scores for Halford/Foley

8.25PM

Brendan Brackan and Colin Keane

Brackan wins on debut for Qatar Racing

8.11PM

Mon 4th Aug 2014
Ourbeautifuldream

Dobbs in Dreamland with Cork win

5.12PM

Courtncatcher and Andrew McNamara jump the last ahead of runner-up Waaheb (right)

Odds-on Waaheb fails to catch Court

4.39PM

Fiver admission for Cork's charity day

2.41PM

Mon 28th Jul 2014
The two year old maiden at Galway - winner Jamaica is centre in navy silks

Jamaica bolts and beats Weld

6.45PM

Fri 25th Jul 2014
Cruisingdownriver (yellow cap) is about to pass the post in front

Wexford bumper winner returns lame

9.43PM

Manalaplan (right)

Manalaplan wins 329th Majesty's Plate

9.35PM

The beginners chase at Wexford!

Dedoc' wins incident packed chase

9.18PM

Fix It and Caroline Murtagh

Father-daughter combine for gambled winner

8.48PM

Springfield Grey and Shane Crimin negotiate the final flight

Springfield Grey scores for Walsh/Crimin

8.24PM

Texas Rock and Niall McCullagh

First flat winner for Grassick junior

7.51PM

Belle Et Bette and Colin Keane

Lyons maiden winner bolts in

7.14PM

Old Theatre Royal (left) and Kevin Sexton

Old Theatre rolls back the years

7.09PM

Little Sweetheart and Danny Grant

Little Sweetheart makes all for Flynn/Grant

6.31PM

Bashful Beauty and Adrian Heskin

Two winners in two days for Lee

6.18PM

Thu 24th Jul 2014
Enjoy Responsibly and Kevin Sexton

Sexton doubles up on chasing debutante

8.46PM

Well Tuned (far side) jumps the last alongside Beach Of Falesea

Well Tuned scores for Nicholson/Sexton

7.57PM

Sun 20th Jul 2014
Indevan and Paul Townend ping the last

Front running win for Indevan

6.03PM

Jockey Jonathan Moore after his first winner

Moore lays down the Law with 1st win

4.57PM

Tue 15th Jul 2014
Rayna and Gary Halpin beat Unchartered Waters

Halpin continues winning run on Oxx's Rayna

7.24PM

Mon 14th Jul 2014
Daisy's Gift and Paul Townend jump the last hurdle

Mullins and Townend win mares' maiden

8.40PM

Ridestan and Conor Hoban beat Lilly The Lioness and Byron Beauty

Ridestan lands gamble for Hogan

8.27PM

Sat 12th Jul 2014
Accepted and Billy Lee

Stack Listed winner now bids to emulate dad

6.09PM

Johnny Lawman and Fran Berry beat Forebear

Johnny lays down the Law

4.31PM

Fri 11th Jul 2014
Tom Mullins and Paul Townend in the winners' enclosure

Townend has a willing Partner

8.13PM

Routes Delight and David Splaine jump the last

Austin's mare on the right Route

7.48PM

Thu 10th Jul 2014
Starlet completes a treble on the evening for Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen

Starlet motors to give Weld & Smullen treble

9.24PM

Gary Phillips winning on the John Oxx-trained Rayna

Apprentice's dream win on debut ride for Oxx

9.20PM

Bayan and Luke Dempsey

In-running shock by never attheraces runner!

8.46PM

Hellenistic and Pat Smullen winning for Dermot Weld

Weld - I've used all my Galway ammunition!

8.36PM

News At Six and Kevin Manning

News At Six completes treble

7.50PM

Teocht and Kevin Manning winning for trainer Jim Bolger

Teocht rises to challenge

7.17PM

Sarafiyla and Pat Smullen

Weld and Aga sailing with sixth win of 2014

6.25PM

Sun 6th Jul 2014
Our Ned and Andrew Lynch jump the last

Rath has third winner in three months

5.56PM

In A Nutshell (near) beats Count Salazar

Byrnes dominates In A Nutshell

5.26PM

Thu 3rd Jul 2014
Gambling Girl

Closing races double for Fran Berry

9.26PM

Pacelli Road and Fran Berry winning easily

McManus and Weld spring 16/1 surprise!

9.00PM

Spring Focus and Kevin Manning

Bolger Focuses on Sales with Leop'er winner

8.55PM

Korbous and Leigh Roche

Apprentice Roche in Olympic form

8.13PM

Flic Flac (right) holds off Ramone

Apprentice makes winning debut for Weld

7.38PM

Bertie Le Belge (yellow cap) beats Itorio

'Belgian' Bertie helped by rub of the rail

7.30PM

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