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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Aintree Grade 1 winner scores at Wexford

Fri 9th Apr 2021, 19:43

Ornua (far side), with runner-up Fine TheatreOrnua (far side), with runner-up Fine Theatre
© Photo Healy Racing

Ornua gained a timely success at Wexford today as the Aintree Grade 1 winner returned jockey Dylan Robinson to the winner's enclosure in the Garryrichard Stud Handicap Chase, scoring for trainer Henry De Bromhead.

Ornua's previous win was in Aintree's top-level 2019 Maghull Novice Chase, taking place two hours before his then jockey Davy Russell steered Tiger Roll to Grand National glory, and today 10 year old Ornua ended a 15-race losing spell under Robinson.

Injury-hit Robinson, whose own previous winner was last November, later stated “it’s good to get a winner again. It’s hard to get back since the injury and hopefully that will get the ball rolling. I broke my back in November and I’m just getting back going now.

“This horse has been some servant to me. He’s run well in Grade 1 company and this race is a great opportunity for him.

“His owner John Phelan deserves every bit of what he gets out of racing.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

About 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.