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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Condon rides first winner for Elliott

Fri 10th Jun 2022, 19:04

Hophornbeam and Richie Condon negotiate the lastHophornbeam and Richie Condon negotiate the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Coral Cup winning jockey Richard Condon registered a first winner for Gordon Elliott today, steering Hophornbeam (7/2) to win the Clonmel's Clonmel Show Sunday Mares Handicap Hurdle

Having her first start for Elliott, the daughter of Yeats led before the second last and scored readily by four and a half lengths from 13/8 favourite Cottie

Jockey Condon later said “it was a great training performance by Gordon and that's my first winner for him. All credit to him and my job was simple enough.

“I was confident racing upsides the favourite at the second last and knew there wasn't anything coming from the back. I got from A to B and she had loads left when we got in close to the last.

“This series for the lads and the likes of me with less winners in the season is great and I'm delighted with the opportunities.”

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.