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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Galway Leading Trainer wins Wexford's opener

Wed 5th Aug 2020, 14:05

Hybery and Paul Townend jump an early flightHybery and Paul Townend jump an early flight
© Photo Healy Racing

Willie Mullins bagged ten winners at last week's Galway festival and that meeting's leading trainer today sent out his first winner since as Hybery justified 13/8 favouritism to win the opening Boro Maiden Hurdle at Wexford today.

Jockey Paul Townend sent the French bumper winning son of Centennial to the front with a circuit to race and in the end the pair scored an easy 10 lengths win over Master Artist

Mullins hasn't mustered the necessary enthusiasm to attend a behind-closed-doors meeting yet and following the race Townend stated “it probably wasn't the strongest maiden hurdle and he was ready. He had a couple of okay runs last season.

“A couple of those runs would have been good enough today and they were. He probably didn't handle heavy winter ground and this summer ground is probably a bit better for him."

Quotes from Donal Murphy

1st
13/8Fav
Tote €2.10 €1.20
2nd
10L
80/1
€16.40
3rd
1.75L
28/1
€7.50
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.