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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Ney defies top weight in Cork handicap

Sun 20th Nov 2022, 14:34

Ney and Kieren BuckleyNey and Kieren Buckley
© Photo Healy Racing

Ney (25/1) rolled back the years today with a second family success at Cork, defying top weight to win the the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle for trainer Prunella Dobbs and jockey Kieren Buckley.

Rated 109, the son of Free Eagle went clear from the second-last and scored readily, by six lengths from Ventnor

Ney's dam Gallope was a course winner of a flat maiden, under Fran Berry, in 2015 and following today's success Dobbs said “I trained his dam (Gallope) who was a very good racemare and was a character.

“It is wonderful to breed from her and get a really nice horse. He is owned by Charlie O'Reilly who can't be here today, which is pity as he is such an enthusiast. Charlie really wants to go jumping fences and we will, but will stay hurdling for now.”

“He won well, is a very genuine decent jumper and is a just a decent horse. It's lovely to have a horse like that.”

1st
25/1
Tote €28.30 €7.70
2nd
6L
10/1
€4.00
3rd
5.5L
11/2
€2.70
4th
shd
22/1
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.