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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Obispo scores for McBratney & Heskin

Fri 26th Sep 2014, 16:18

Obispo (second from right, red cap) jumps the second last fenceObispo (second from right, red cap) jumps the second last fence
© Photo Healy Racing

Local trained Obispo landed the Ryder Support Beginners Chase at Downpatrick today, scoring for trainer Colin McBratney and jockey Adrian Heskin.

Heskin produced the gelding to lead from two out and from the last went clear of his rivals for a comfortable ten lengths win over Doc Hollywood

Afterwards McBratney stated “last year we were at our wits end with him but we're back on track now.

“We put the hood on him in Down Royal and it has brought him back to life. We freshened him up for this and he was lovely and fresh. “He'll probably come back here for a chase, there's a 0-109 handicap for him soon and today's win is great for the owner (Mrs Orla Cleary-O'Kane, from Cookstown).”

Quotes from Michael Graham

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.