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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Shamrock wins for owner/breeder/trainer

Sat 29th Sep 2012, 16:52

Hidden Shamrock with jockey Mark Enright and Leonard WhitmoreHidden Shamrock with jockey Mark Enright and Leonard Whitmore
© Photo Healy Racing

Co Wexford based Leonard Whitmore, who owns, trains and bred the winner, Hidden Shamrock of today's Drogheda Handicap Hurdle was, for good measure, also on hand to himself lead the gelding up at Navan today.

Ridden by promising claimer Mark Enright, the eight year old gelding benefited from first time blinkers to make most in the 2m7f event, scoring a two lengths win over Cool Oscar

Afterwards Whitmore, with his hands full, briefly stated “I'm glad to get a win with him and he'll go over fences now.”

Enright, who is based with trainer Dessie Hughes, also stated “I spoke to Brian O'Connell, who rode him the last day, and he said he didn't seem to do enough for him then but the blinkers seemed to sharpen him up today.”

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.