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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Levins' Zippy follows up Tipperary success

Wed 12th Jul 2017, 15:56

Zippy (blue, with white cap)Zippy (blue, with white cap)
© Photo Healy Racing

The Johnny Levins trained Zippy followed up her recent Tipperary win with a third career success at Dundalk today, landing the Ladbrokes App Handicap under jockey Donagh O’Connor.

The daughter of Hellvelyn was supported when a ‘surprise’ 16/1 winner at Tipperary on June 29 but today was an easy to back 4/1 chance, despite racing from a turf rating which was 1lb below her winning Tipperary mark.

Levins was at Newmarket Sales and after the race, 19 year old O’Connor later said “the plan was to sit back a bit but she jumped out quick and they were not going a great gallop. I wanted to get her relaxed and into a good rhythm, and she stuck at it well.

"Things are going well, and that's my 42nd winner which leaves me just 8 left with a 5lb claim. I have to thank Johnny (Levins) an awful lot as he's given me so many chances."

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
4/1Fav
Tote €3.50 €2.00
2nd
1.75L
16/1
€5.40
3rd
0.5L
7/1
€2.10
4th
2.5L
16/1
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.