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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Impervious maintains unbeaten record

Sat 25th Sep 2021, 14:44

Impervious and Mike O'Connor, with Ballywilliam Boy (far side)Impervious and Mike O'Connor, with Ballywilliam Boy (far side)
© Photo Healy Racing

Impervious made it two wins from two runs at Listowel today as the Colm Murphy trained mare defeated five more experienced rivals to win the Allman Contracts Novice Hurdle, for jockey Mike O'Connor.

The daughter of Shantou made a winning debut, at 20/1, over hurdles at Cork in August and today got the better of 127-rated runner-up Ballywilliam Boy to score by half a length.

Murphy, recording a third winner this season, was impressed by the performance and later said “I'm delighted with the way she won, considering she was keen enough the whole way and she won probably because she is a very nice filly.

“She won well the first day, she improved and I think she'll improve plenty off that as well. She is one to look forward to.

“She has a fair pedigree and longterm is one for the broodmare band. I'll sit down with Paul (McKeon, owner) and we'll make a plan but the Grade 3 mares novice hurdle at Down Royal in November is a possible target.

“I've been a long time waiting for a nice filly like her.”

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.