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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Fourth Dundalk win for Meishar

Fri 3rd Dec 2021, 16:33

Meishar, and Sam Ewing, leading No Speed LimitMeishar, and Sam Ewing, leading No Speed Limit
© Photo Healy Racing

Meishar has a 50% strike-rate from eight runs at Dundalk and registered a first win over five furlongs today in the Story Of Dundalk Stadium Book Handicap, scoring for owner/trainer James McAuley and jockey Sam Ewing.

Bought as an unraced four year old for 3,000gns in January 2020, the Argentinian-bred gelding today edged past leader No Speed Limit inside the final furlong and gained a neck win over that rival.

McAuley later commented “we weren't going to enter him but I said before we'd rather drop back to five than head up to a mile. Six or seven (furlongs) is probably ideal but we saw this race.

“We knew he'd have plenty of weight but once we knew we could get Sam to take off 5lb we said we'd go for it. He carries me around, and I'm thirteen-and-a-half stone - I know that's not in a race but carrying weight is no bother to him as he's a fine big horse.”

He added “we had nothing to lose and thought it would tell us where we are going next year with him.

“I was surprised that Sister Lola went and caught him last week but they went plenty quick then and it suited her while it probably softened him up a bit for those coming late. He's been unbelievably consistent.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
11/8Fav
Tote €2.70 €1.80
2nd
nk
3/1
€1.10
3rd
0.75L
16/1
€6.10
4th
0.75L
12/1
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.