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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Park steals win on line

Sun 4th Mar 2012, 15:35

Steel Park (white cap, fourth from right) jump the final flight in a bunch-finishSteel Park (white cap, fourth from right) jump the final flight in a bunch-finish
© Photo Healy Racing

The Sean Byrne trained Steel Park caused a 16/1 upset to win the www.leopardstown.com Handicap Hurdle on the line at Leopardstown today, scoring a nose success under Andrew Leigh. The Way We Were was clear or much of the straight but Steel Park wore down the leader on the run-in to edge his nose in front at the line.

Afterwards Byrne stated “Steel Park just got there and was entitled to that. He has had bits of problems - he used to bleed and had back trouble but that's all sorted now.

“He has always loved this place and was second in good bumpers here - he'll probably go to Punchestown now.”

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.