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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Doubles for O'Brien & Horgan with 'half-decent' winner

Wed 4th Jan 2023, 15:52

Behind Enemy LinesBehind Enemy Lines
© Photo Healy Racing

“I think he could be half-decent” was assistant trainer Brendan Powell's appraisal of Behind Enemy Lines today, as he ran out a rare impressive January winner of Dundalk's Wednesday Racing At Dundalk Maiden.

The son of Sioux Nation finished mid-field in a previous Curragh maiden run in August and today returned the heavily supported 1/1 favourite (from 9/4 this morning) and sprinted away from eight rivals, under jockey Hugh Horgan.

Horgan was completing a double for his cousin trainer Joseph O'Brien, whose assistant Powell added “Joseph liked him when he went to the Curragh but he's a big horse, was quite weak and the ground was tacky. He just got a bit lost.

“Now he's only starting to mature. It might not have been the greatest race in the world but he was impressive. I think he will go on.

“He has a lovely action and for a big horse he has got plenty of speed as well. Six furlongs is good for him and there is no reason why he wouldn't stay further."

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
1/1Fav
Tote €2.00 €1.10
2nd
4.75L
8/1
€1.60
3rd
2.5L
22/1
€2.80
4th
2.75L
2/1
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.