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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Portmore Lough gains second Galway chase win this month

Sun 27th Oct 2019, 14:47

Portmore Lough and Mark Walsh jump the lastPortmore Lough and Mark Walsh jump the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Jockeys for the Marlin Hotel Dublin Handicap Chase at Galway today rode in pink breeches in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and victory in the end went to the J.P. McManus owned, John Kiely trained Portmore Lough under jockey Mark Walsh.

The son of Presenting had missed three years' racing between August 2015 and September 2018 due to injuries but today followed up a recent course win on October 8, when proving two and three parts of a length too strong for today's runner-up Sumos Novios

Kiely wasn't present and afterwards McManus' racing manager Frank Berry stated “you can't beat a bit of course form around here.

“They went a right gallop and his jumping kept him in the race and he has done it lovely.

“The dry night helped him definitely and he jumps great and it kept him in the race.

“He has had his problems over the years but touch wood he is staying in one piece and it is lovely to see him come good and win a few nice races. We'll tip away in handicaps.”

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.