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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Elliott completes Sligo/Perth double

Sun 14th Jul 2019, 17:47

Last Golden TicketLast Golden Ticket
© Photo Healy Racing

Gordon Elliott completed a Sligo-Perth across-the-card double today as his Last Golden Ticket made a winning debut under Jamie Codd in the concluding Ladies Day At Sligo Races INH Bumper in Ireland.

Elliott's Borice justified 30/100 favouritism in winning the opening novice hurdle by 33 lengths at Perth and while Last Golden Ticket won his heat by 'just' neck from Sweettowatch it was a commendable performance to score on debut.

The son of Sholokhov is a half-brother to 2013 Cheltenham festival JLT Handicap Chase winner Golden Chieftain and following the race jockey Codd said “he’s a nice Sholokhov horse owned by a good racing man Michael Fahy. He’s a horse that is going to improve as he’s a bit greener than we thought.

“He was showing plenty at home, and should improve enough to go for a winners’ bumper.”

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.