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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Popaflora scores for Ring/Rothwell

Sat 12th Jan 2013, 13:40

Popaflora and Andrew Ring pop the lastPopaflora and Andrew Ring pop the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Popaflora credited his rider Andrew Ring with his sixth career success when taking the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase at Punchestown today, for trainer Philip Rothwell.

Ring moved the son of Alflora to lead before the straight and the pair stayed on well to defeat fast finishing Letterlee Star

Afterwards Rothwell stated “Popaflora deserved to turn around the form with the favourite (Take A Shot) as he missed the third last badly when they met at Down Royal over Christmas. I put blinkers on for the first time today but is was still hard work and he hung on.

“I'm delighted to win with him but he's no superstar and it was an ordinary handicap. Hopefully he's not too heavily penalised for that and he'll stay running in those low grade handicap chases.”

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.