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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Third career win for Rippon Lodge

Wed 15th Sep 2021, 15:18

Rippon Lodge and Philip Donovan Rippon Lodge and Philip Donovan
© Photo Healy Racing

Rippon Lodge gained a third career win at Sligo today, as jockey Philip Donovan steered the 8yo gelding to an opening races double for trainer John Ryan in the Leo McMorrow Memorial Novice Handicap Chase.

The son of Scorpion, previously successful at Tramore last month, today beat Bentham by five and a half lengths to provide Donovan with a 25th career win, thereby reducing his riding allowance to 5lbs.

Ryan, successful in the opening race with the Sean O'Keeffe partnered Kitty Galore later stated “that’s a good start to the day. He’s a big strong horse who's eight now and has needed every day of it. He’s matured this year and is a fine leaper of a fence.

“He’s an imposing horse, he’s 17.1hh and I thought he made the others look very ordinary in the parade ring.

“I’ll find something for him in Listowel.”

Quotes from Mark Nunan

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.