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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Dreamingandhoping wins Ballinrobe's opener

Fri 16th Apr 2021, 17:11

Dreamingandhoping and Declan QueallyDreamingandhoping and Declan Queally
© Photo Healy Racing

Listed-placed bumper mare Dreamingandhoping justified 9/4 favouritism in winning Ballinrobe's opening race of the year today, the Ballinrobe Racecourse Maiden Hurdle, scoring for trainer Declan Queally and his son, jockey and assistant of the same name.

Runner-up on debut in a Listed contest at Navan in November 2019, the bumper winning daughter of Shirocco today made the breakthrough on her seventh start over hurdles, when making all for a two and three parts of a length win over Karla Martina

Afterwards winning jockey Declan Queally junior stated “we kept it simple from the front after changing tactics the last day which didn’t work. She has black-type in bumpers so it’s great to get a hurdle win into her.

“I’m delighted for Diarmuid and Tomas Horgan (owner/breeders) as they’re neighbours of ours.”

Quotes from Eamonn Murphy

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.