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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

High Nellie scores second career win for Limestone Lad's handler

Sun 1st Apr 2018, 15:21

High Nellie (right)High Nellie (right)
© Photo Healy Racing

High Nellie gained a second career win for her owner, trainer and breeder Michael Bowe when landing the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase at Cork today under jockey Cathal Landers.

The eight year old mare bravely fought off the challenge of runner-up Burgas from the third last fence and in the end scored her second win since a maiden hurdle success at Wexford last September.

Co Kilkenny based Bowe, famed handler of Limestone Lad, later commented “she is as tough as they come and is a dinger; we had her dam and she was a dinger too.

“She isn't in love with that ground as she is a summer mare and being by High Chapparal, she will be a valuable mare to go to the paddocks later on.”

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.