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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Engles Rock scores for McNiff and Orr

Sun 2nd Jun 2019, 15:54

Engles Rock (left)Engles Rock (left)
© Photo Healy Racing

Dual Classic heroine Hermosa's maiden form received the smallest of boosts at Listowel today as the Mark McNiff trained Engles Rock landed the Lengthen The Odds Wit BetVictor Handicap from a rating of 73.

Ridden today by Oisin Orr, Engles Rock was short of room in rear of mid-division entering the from quarter mile but quickened well in the closing stages to edge ahead close home for a neck win over Meryems Way

Engles Rock chased home none other than Hermosa when a length second to that subsequent dual 1,000 Guineas at Galway last July and today trainer McNiff stated "she had some great some runs last year and some middling runs and I'd say an ease in the ground is essential for her.

“We've been waiting and waiting and thank god she got some ease in it today and got out and got a run.

"She probably wants further and we'll go up to a mile and hope to get an ease in the ground again next."

1st
20/1
Tote €41.10 €8.00
2nd
nk
5/1JFav
€1.50
3rd
1L
12/1
€3.40
4th
0.5L
22/1
bf
0.5L
5/1JFav
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.