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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Culloty's Gold returns lame following Limk win

Sun 8th Oct 2017, 15:48

Crown Of GoldCrown Of Gold
© Photo Healy Racing

The Jim Culloty trained Crown Of Gold gained a second career winner at Limerick today but unfortunately returned lame following his win in the David Fitzgerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle under jockey Andrew Lynch.

The son of Flemensfirth arrived into contention from the second last flight and in the end stayed on well to beat heavily backed 5/4 favourite Turbojet by a length and a half.

Crown Of Gold gained his only previous win at the Listowel festival in September 2016 and returned to action at the Galway Festival last August, following a ten month layoff. Today, unfortunately, the eight year old gelding pulled up lame shortly after passing the winning line.

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.