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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Ella provides Magnier Jnr with his first win as owner

Fri 27th Feb 2009, 20:03

Ella Watson under J.P.Magnier, provided the Magnier family with a satisfying moment in the Sponsor A Race at www.racesponsors.co.uk Mares Bumper at Dundalk tonight, providing the jockey's brother M.V.Magnier with his first winner as an owner.

Owner M.V., son of Coolmore supremo John Magnier and who himself partnered six winners as an amateur rider, was attending a sales in America and missed Ella Watson's hard fought short head win over Lady Chimera

Winning trainer Charlie Swan did report "Ella Watson was having her last chance in a bumper and had disappointed badly at Limerick on her latest bumper start - however all my horses were running badly then."

He added "She is very well bred and will go for a maiden hurdle next."

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.