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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

McNamara doubles up on L'acajou

Sun 1st Mar 2009, 17:05

Jockey Andrew McNamara has hit a purple patch in recent weeks and the Co Limeick rider completed a double at Clonmel today, on L'acajou in the Slievenamon Beginners Chase.

The 6/4f had a narrow advantage over only danger The Phantom Piper on the run to the final fence. However, the Mouse Morris trained eventual runner-up make a complete mess of the final fence, handing the race to L'acajou.

Winning trainer Edward O'Grady was absent but McNamara did mention "I'm not sure what way the race would have gone had The Phantom Piper not made the mistake, although L'acajou did gallop all the way to the line."

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.