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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

The Long Mile wins the Tim Duggan

Mon 28th Dec 2020, 15:14

The Long Mile is joined by a loose and bridle-less horse on the run-inThe Long Mile is joined by a loose and bridle-less horse on the run-in
© Photo Healy Racing

The Long Mile registered a second Grade B win today at Limerick as the Philip Dempsey trained, J.P. McManus owned gelding landed the featured E40,000 Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase under Niall Madden..

The six year old son of Kayf Tara won three of his previous four runs pre-lockdown, including a similar Grade 3 chase at Gowran, and today bounced back from a fall at Punchestown last month when staying on strongly in the home-straight to beat top weight Articulum by 22 lengths, in very testing conditions.

Afterwards trainer Dempsey stated “he had a fall the last day on his first run back but he was very good today and is a relaxed type of horse.

“He progressed well last year and always just does enough.

“I don't look beyond today but I suppose something like the Leopardstown Chase could suit 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.