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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Well-backed Lep Around scores for Harding & Shinnock

Sun 31st Mar 2024, 15:31

Lep Around and John Shinnick (right)Lep Around and John Shinnick (right)
© Photo Healy Racing

Lep Around overcame some slow early leaps before proving the well-backed winner of Cork's O'Flynn Motors Mallow (Mares) Maiden Hurdle today, scoring for trainer Marie Harding and John Shinnock.

Carrying 11st in the 11 runner race, Lep Around was backed from 11/1 yesterday, from 11/2 this morning and returned the strong 11/4 second-favourite, behind 9/4 favourite and early leader Jokers 'n' Clowns

The Jet Away-sired winner had a look around at the opening hurdles but improved to lead entering the home straight, eventually battling well to beat faster-finishing Cast A Spell by 3.75 lengths

Shinnock commented “she had a good look going down over the first few and pricked her ears at them which wouldn't be like her and I wasn't ready for it. She also hung out left and I would be much happier on a left-handed track but when it came to a push and shove, she was good and gamey at the end.

“I was keen for it not to turn into a sprint and thankfully it worked out. She needed that after finishing second on her last las three starts and she does jump well.”

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.