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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Mrdevitt gains consecutive wins

Wed 8th Jul 2020, 19:16

Hisnameis Mrdevitt and Gavin RyanHisnameis Mrdevitt and Gavin Ryan
© Photo Healy Racing

Jockey Gavin Ryan completed a double at Gowran today as he steered Hisnameis Mrdevitt to win the Golf Societies Welcome Apprentice Handicap for trainer Johnny Feane.

Owned by the Handbrakes Down Syndicate, the son of Epaulette was a 33/1 winner at Limerick last month and today, at odds of 11/2, defied a 6lbs rise when scoring a length win over Ya Ya Baby

Afterwards trainer Feane stated “the plan was to go forward but Gavin is a good little rider and used his initiative. They went quick, he dropped him in and made up some ground through the middle of the race and got the best of the ground on the outside.

“He’s done it well. Hopefully he’ll progress and the handicapper won’t be too hard on him. He’s entered in Killarney on Monday and he’ll jump a hurdle.”

Jockey Ryan was earlier on the mark with juvenile maiden winner Shale for his employer Donnacha O'Brien.

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
5/2JFav
Tote €3.50 €1.90
2nd
3.25L
3/1
€1.60
3rd
1.25L
6/1
4th
hd
5/2JFav
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.