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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

McManus completes Cork double with gambled winner

Sun 3rd Nov 2019, 16:48

Fit To Be Tied (white cap)Fit To Be Tied (white cap)
© Photo Healy Racing

Owner J.P. McManus completed a quick double at Cork today as his Fit To Be Tied landed the WhatOddsPaddy Handicap Hurdle for trainer/jockey, father/son combination of Niall Madden senior and junior.

The son of Oscar won his only previous race at Limerick in March 2017 and today ended a nine race losing spell when returning the strongly supported 7/2 second favourite (from 7/1) and beating Shantelle by a length and three parts.

Winning trainer Niall Madden senior later said “that was great. I thought he'd go close after a nice run the last day. He can't jump fences properly unfortunately. He got a good ride.”

McManus' The Gatechecker had won the half-hour earlier Cork National for trainer Michael Hourigan and jockey Darragh O'Keeffe.

1st
7/2
Tote €5.00 €2.10
2nd
1.75L
33/1
€7.50
3rd
0.5L
5/2Fav
€1.40
4th
3.5L
9/1
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.