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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Western win for Cromwell's Ilikethewayurthinkin

Fri 10th Sep 2021, 18:57

Ilikethewayurthinkin (nearest) flicks through the final fence, alongside Russian DiamondIlikethewayurthinkin (nearest) flicks through the final fence, alongside Russian Diamond
© Photo Healy Racing

J.P. McManus' Ilikethewayurthinkin was the well-backed winner (morning 5/1, returned 9/4) of the P&D Lydon Beginners Chase at Ballinrobe today, continuing the good recent run of both trainer Gavin Cromwell and jockey Luke Dempsey.

The son of Yeats, a dual Galway festival winner in 2019, was having his first start since the Punchestown festival in May and while he erred at the final fence, rallied on the run-in to edge past 5/4 favourite Russian Diamond and score by two and a half lengths.

It was jockey Dempsey's 12th winner of the new season and a seventh success in three weeks for Cromwell, who reported “I suppose he was entitled to win off that mark but yet did well to win after making a mistake at the last.

“He got the trip well. I’m not sure where we will go from here but it’s nice to win with him.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

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.