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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

My Newbrook Rose causes 20/1 upset

Sat 21st Mar 2020, 15:50

My Newbrook RoseMy Newbrook Rose
© Photo Healy Racing

My Newbrook Rose caused a 20/1 upset to win the BetVictor Handicap Hurdle at Thurles today, scoring for trainer Adrian Murray and jockey Jonathan Moore.

The seven year old daughter of Doyen was a point-to-point winner at Castletown-Geoghegan last April and while she failed in her initial six hurdle outings, today scored a two and a half lengths win over Fourina

Afterwards trainer Murray stated “the last day the ground was very heavy and she didn't act on it at all.

“I thought she'd run well today as she had a nice run here in a maiden so I was expecting her to step up a bit.

“That's her first time to run over this trip on the track and I wasn't too worried about it as she'd won over three miles in a point-to-point before.

“We'll look for something similar. We'll go for another hurdle anyway and she could jump a fence next year.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
20/1
Tote €33.40 €5.90
2nd
2.5L
12/1
€3.60
3rd
0.5L
12/1
€3.00
4th
3L
20/1
€4.60
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.