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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Early Gains for professional jockey

Sun 21st Feb 2021, 17:34

Jockey Jordan Gainford Jockey Jordan Gainford
© Photo Healy Racing

Jordan Gainford made a winning start to his new career as a professional jockey at Navan today as he steered 25/1 (from 33s) outsider Fierami to win the Ladbrokes Committed To Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle for leading trainer Gordon Elliott.

Gainford, from Kiltealy, Co Wexford, had previously ridden 11 point-to-point winners and today registered his fifth racecourse winner as he made much of the running on Fierami, previously unsuccessful in nine lifetime efforts, as the pair beat runner-up Westy Fox by a length and a half.

Trainer Elliott, earlier successful with Coko Beach and Frontal Assault later reported “it's great for Jordan as that's his first ride as a professional. He's coming to me now three days a week and he's a lad we're going to get plenty of use out of. He's a good rider.

“He (Fierami) looked like he was well handicapped. It was a bit sharp for him the last day he ran.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
25/1
Tote €33.10 €5.60
2nd
1.5L
7/1
€1.80
3rd
1.75L
7/2JFav
€1.70
4th
4.75L
8/1
€1.40
bf
4L
7/2JFav
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.