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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Gallileo filly makes all at Tramore

Sat 16th Aug 2014, 18:05

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© Photo Healy Racing

The Michael Halford trained Callistan made all to win the Ashtown House Stud European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden at Tramore today, winning comfortably under Conor Hoban.

The race went off 28 minutes late due to the injury to Karen Kenny in the previous race which necessitated the arrival of an air ambulance, but once eventually started Callistan, a daughter of Galileo, maintained a good gallop throughout, before beating Zanka by a length and three parts.

Halford was absent but Hoban later stated “Conor Hoban: "She was tough and enjoys making the running at home so we talked this morning and the boss was quite happy to let me roll along in front.

“She appreciated being stepped up to a mile and a half with a bit of an ease in the ground and had a good first run in Gowran. The next day in Fairyhouse the ground was just a slight bit quick but she appreciated that today."

Quotes from Donal Murphy

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.