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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Flashthelights scores for northern connections at Wexford

Wed 7th Aug 2024, 18:00

Flashthelights and Oran McGill (nearest)Flashthelights and Oran McGill (nearest)
© Photo Healy Racing

Flashthelights (13/2) benefitted from a fine waiting ride from amateur jockey Oran McGill to land Wexford's Visit Wexford Handicap Hurdle (Div I) today, scoring for Derry-based trainer Noel Kelly.

Held up mid-field, the eight-year-old was produced to challenge after the second-last and on the run-in, powered home to lead close home, defeating Inchiquin Maid by a half-length.

Flashthelights carries the colours of the delighted Red Ned's Racing Club, which is named after an Armagh bar, and jockey McGill reported "he probably wasn't in love with the fast pace and the ground was the slow side of good so I had to bide my time.

“Turning-in I didn't really think I was going to get there and he missed the second-last but he fought to the line well. He could probably step up to three miles and I'd say might go over fences too as he jumps well. He hit the crossbar a couple of times and is a brilliant wee horse to have."

Quotes from Donal 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.