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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

First In Command shows them who?s boss

Wed 23rd Jul 2008, 18:38

Thurles trainer Mark Loughnane recorded his first Flat winner of 2008 when his First In Command ran out the game winner of the opening Naas Maiden at Naas tonight.

Sent off at 20/1, the son of Captain Rio eventually hit the front close home to deny front running Caherassdotcom by a neck, with heavily backed 4/7 favoutite Great Barrier Reef well beaten in fourth.

Afterwards, Loughnane reported "he missed the break and met inteference when he ran at Chepstow and also met inteference when he ran the last day. We were taking a chance running him in this maiden and, as he likes a bit of an ease in the ground, won?t run again for a few weeks."

ks."

1st
20/1
Tote €37.30 €10.90
2nd
nk
20/1
€8.00
3rd
4L
10/1
€3.70
4th
1.25L
4/7Fav
€1.10
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.