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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Jockey update

Sun 4th Mar 2012, 15:28

Andrew LynchAndrew Lynch
© Photo Healy Racing

Jockeys Andrew Leigh and Andrew Lynch were in the news at Leopardstown, with the first named received a suspension and Lynch being stood down through injury.

Leigh was suspended for four days for careless riding in the Ballsbridge Hurdle, on his mount Oilily The stewards deemed Leigh guilty of the offence following an incident early in the straight when Oilily hampered Won In The Dark

Andrew Lynch, meanwhile, was stood down for the remainder of the day with a sore arm, suffered in a fall at Navan yesterday.

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.