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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Court Maid wins €125K Porterstown Chase

Sun 29th Nov 2020, 14:56

Court Maid and David MullinsCourt Maid and David Mullins
© Photo Healy Racing

Father and son/trainer and jockey Tom and David Mullins combined to win the Grade B Baroneracing.com Porterstown Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse today with easy winner Court Maid

The abandonment of the 2020 Irish Grand National, due to the Covid crisis, gave today's 3m5f race value a sizeable increase from €50,000 last year to €125,000.00, and in the race Court Maid comfortable beat runner-up Brace Yourself by 13 lengths.

The win was the daughter of Court Cave's eighth career success, bringing her own haul to €164,000 and following the race trainer Tom Mullins reported “I told Rory Larkin (owner) that her target was the Irish National and she won here today with the prizemoney bumped up so it is great.

“She has the class and while she ran disappointed at Punchestown, everything went wrong for her then and I put a line through it and I was expecting a nice run today.

“She has a class pedigree and I knew when she'd step up (in trip), she'd improve.

“Today was the target and she is now a top novice over a trip so we'll see.”

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.