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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Short-head win for Hotel Wren

Sat 2nd Apr 2022, 14:56

Hotel Wren (left) with JanoobiHotel Wren (left) with Janoobi
© Photo Healy Racing

Leopardstown's curtain-raising Flat Is Back Maiden was today won by Hotel Wren which finished well for a short-head win, for trainer Noel Meade and jockey Oisin Orr.

The gelded son of Dragon Pulse was under pressure in third early in the home straight but soon quickened past 13/8 favourite Point Gellibrand and edged ahead of Janoobi at the line for a last-gasp success.

Hotel Wren was having his third career start and his first of 2022 and Meade later said “he was working well but when you come to Leopardstown you say to yourself that you are probably running into group horses.

“He hit the line well and Oisin said he'll go even further, he said he was only starting to run when he got there.

“He's a Dragon Pulse, a lot of them want a cut in the ground but that fella goes well on top of the ground. He's a great mover. He was just touched off last year in Cork and he learned a good bit from his couple of runs.

“I haven't thought any further than today, we'll have a think about it and see what happens.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
8/1
Tote €9.00 €2.00
2nd
shd
2/1
€1.60
3rd
3.5L
13/8Fav
€1.20
4th
2.5L
18/1
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.