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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Silver Star scores for Elliott & Russell

Fri 12th Oct 2018, 17:33

Silver Star blunders at the lastSilver Star blunders at the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Silver Star was the well backed winner of the JP Corry Building Suppliers Hurdle at Downpatrick today, as the Gordon Elliott trained gelding won under Champion Jockey Davy Russell.

The French bred son of Silver Frost opened a 7/1 chance this morning but was eventually returned 5/2 second favourite. The grey was nicely clear when making a mistake at the final flight and recovered well to beat Cooldine Bog by four and a quarter lengths.

Elliott later said “he was one of out better chances coming here.

"He travelled well throughout and he did it grand and everybody is happy. He has loads of different roads to go - he can go on the Flat and over fences."

“The owners (Royal's & Blue Syndicate) are all Summerhill men so we are hopeful it's the start of a very big weekend for us (Summerhill play Dunboyne in the Meath SFC final on Sunday).”

Quotes from Michael Graham

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.