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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Galway Plate plan for Bellewstown flat winner

Fri 7th Jul 2023, 20:19

Final Orders and Conor Maxwell Final Orders and Conor Maxwell
© Photo Healy Racing

Final Orders (5/4f) warmed up for next month's Galway Plate with a first win on the flat today, landing Bellewstown's Prizm Handicap (div I) for the C M D Syndicate, jockey Conor Maxwell and trainer Gavin Cromwell.

The ex-Michael Tabor-owned Camelot-gelding won five consecutive chases last season, achieving a rating of 150, and finished fifth in Cheltenham's Grand Annual. Today he returned from an 84-day break to score by two and a half lengths from Glyde Ranger

Cromwell said "I thought he could be vulnerable over the 1m4f but Conor was good on him.

"He'll go to Galway for the Plate. It is a little bit of a step up in trip from what he has been running over, but Galway should suit and he jumps well. It remains to be seen how well handicapped he is, but it is horses for courses and the track should suit him."

"It is about Galway at the moment, but winnings races on the flat is in the back of our heads."

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
5/4Fav
Tote €2.25 €1.40
2nd
2.5L
25/1
€5.50
3rd
0.5L
15/2
€2.40
4th
0.75L
8/1
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.