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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Hurdles glory for Hurricane Georgie

Wed 25th May 2022, 18:29

Hurricane Georgie and Jack Kennedy Hurricane Georgie and Jack Kennedy
© Photo Healy Racing

Hurricane Georgie took advantage of a 32lbs lower hurdle rating to fences' mark at Wexford today, readily winning the BoyleSports (Mares) Handicap Hurdle for trainer Gordon Elliott, jockey Jack Kennedy and owners Pioneer Racing.

The daughter of Court Cave initially failed to win in five hurdle attempts last summer but last winter progressed over fences with placed efforts at Listed and Grade 3 levels and improved her chase rating to 134 - 2st 4lbs above today's mark.

Racing with the pace and on the outer, Hurricane Georgie swept past her rivals in the home straight and comfortably beat Toor Moment by three and a quarter lengths.

Kennedy said “she was entitled to do that with her form over fences.

“She probably is a little bit better over fences than she is over hurdles, but she was entitled to win that. I'm not sure whether she'll keep going for the summer but she doesn't mind that ground anyway."

Quotes from Donal Murphy

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.