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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Le Martalin leads a Gigginstown 1-2 at Killarney

Sun 13th May 2018, 15:47

Le MartalinLe Martalin
© Photo Healy Racing

The Noel Meade trained Le Martalin got off the mark at the fifth attempt over fences at Killarney today as the Gigginstown House Stud owned gelding landed the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase under jockey Sean Flanagan.

The French bred son of Martaline was today winning his first race since his maiden hurdle success in October 2016 and moved to the front before the final fence before eventually scoring a six lengths win over Gigginstown's other runner Hardback

Meade wasn't present and afterwards jockey Flanagan stated “he has loads of experience and the bit of experience helped. He is just starting to learn to settle and did that well.”

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.