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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Publican Linehan wins with Belgoprince

Wed 20th Oct 2021, 17:13

Belgoprince and Luke McAteerBelgoprince and Luke McAteer
© Photo Healy Racing

Second-reserve Belgoprince provided his work-riding winning owner Tommy Linehan with an overdue win at Navan today as he easily landed the Racing Again Sunday 7th November Handicap (div I) for trainer Tony Martin.

Belgoprince was previously a winner in his native France in a Marseilles Claimer in February 2020 and having joined Martin the following month, today ended a 17-race losing spell when easing scoring under jockey Luke McAteer in the 23-runner race.

Trainer Martin later commented “it’s a great fella that owns him, Tommy Linehan. He runs a great pub in Trim and he comes in and rides out a couple for us every morning including this fella. He’s a good rider and rode as an amateur about 20 years ago.

“Everything went right for him today and he always showed that he’d do something like that. I thought that he wanted better ground but maybe that little ease helped him today.

“He’s a consistent dual-purpose horse.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
14/1
Tote €23.00 €1.65
2nd
3.25L
10/1
€10.01
3rd
1.25L
50/1
€9.10
4th
1.75L
33/1
€8.50
bf
0.5L
11/8Fav
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.