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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Handicapping appellant wins at Laytown

Thu 8th Sep 2022, 20:02

Dream Today and Patrick MullinsDream Today and Patrick Mullins
© Photo Healy Racing

Dream Today (7/4f) was the subject of a recent unsuccessful IHRB handicapping appeal and today comfortably won Laytown's O'Neills Sports Handicap, for trainer Ado McGuinness and owners Shamrock Thoroughbreds.

Connections last month lost their appeal into Dream Today's all-weather rating of 93 and having finished runner-up at Dundalk four days after the hearing, today made use of his turf rating of 80, winning easily under Patrick Mullins.

McGuinness said “he's a good horse and he was well down on the grass ratings. He's back to form and he likes good ground.

"He had a cracking run behind Harry's Bar in Dundalk, he's a good horse on his day and he will go back to Dundalk. Patrick was very good on him.

"It is great for the lads and he ran in Bart O'Sullivan's colours today. Bart was a great supporter of ours and unfortunately his son James couldn't be here today, but they are still our yard sponsors.”

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
7/4Fav
Tote €2.75 €1.20
2nd
2.25L
12/1
€3.50
3rd
1.25L
16/1
€1.30
4th
shd
25/1
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.