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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Tramore bumper win for Doyle

Thu 11th Oct 2012, 18:12

Tabac Brun and Lisa O'NeillTabac Brun and Lisa O'Neill
© Photo Healy Racing

The Liz Doyle trained Tabac Brun overcame a stuttering start to his racing career when winning the concluding Tramore Racecourse 1912 - 2012 Centenary Ladies Bumper at Tramore today, at his first attempt in a bumper.

The French bred son of Dom Alco failed to get past 'f' in his three previous point to points starts and left behind those 'fff' form figures to score, under Lisa O'Neill, a length and three parts win over Breaking Bits

Afterwards Doyle stated “Tabac Brun has a nice pedigree and is a half brother to seven or eight winners. He is a handy enough horse and we decided to run him in a Bumper to sweeten him up.

“Lisa (O'Neill) has plenty of experience in the Fegentri Series in the last few years and has ridden plenty of winners abroad; she is excellent value for her 7lbs claim.”

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.