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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Sales bound Frankie scores at Sligo

Sun 15th Jul 2012, 17:08

Frankie Flowers and Brian O'ConnellFrankie Flowers and Brian O'Connell
© Photo Healy Racing

The Philip Fenton trained Frankie Flowers was the fourth horse of the day to make all at Sligo today, winning the Ladies Day At Sligo 9th August Handicap Hurdle (Div I) under a good front running ride from Brian O'Connell.

O'Connell kept the son of Alflora up to his work in the closing stages before recording a two and three parts of a length win over Cognomen

Afterwards Fenton stated “Frankie Flowers was probably running out of petrol in the closing stages but the plan wasn't to make the running. We were going to ride him 'handy' but the runners split early and Brian left him bowl along.

“He is entered in the Doncaster August Sales and is a grand, big, good looking type - he'll make a grand summer chaser in time.”

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.