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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Harrington and Citizenship have the Power

Sat 19th Nov 2011, 15:50

Citizenship made a winning handicap hurdle debut in the Follow Punchestown On Facebook Novice Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown today, completing a double for jockey Robbie Power.

Afterwards winning trainer Jessica Harrington stated “Citizenship was very good there. I was a bit worried because it was his first run in a handicap but it was his first run in a while at Down Royal the last day when he blew up.

“I thought the ground might be a bit too tacky for him today but he did it well. We’ll find another handicap for him now.

Harrington’s Starling Lady also filled the runner-up spot under 7lbs claimer Kevin Sexton, who partnered a winner at Dundalk yesterday evening, and Harrington mentioned “I was pleased with Starling Lady too, that was Kevin’s first ride over hurdles.”

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.