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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Sizing Coal bags hunters' hat-trick

Tue 17th Apr 2018, 19:53

Sizing CoalSizing Coal
© Photo Healy Racing

Sizing Coal completed a treble of wins at Fairyhouse today, landing the Meath GAA Joseph R.O'Reilly Hunters Chase for trainer Jim Dreaper and jockey Jamie Codd.

The ten year old gelding today followed up his February course win and an earlier point to point success at Oldtown with another success today, when edging a head win over Fenno's Storm

Afterwards Tom Dreaper, representing his father, later said “the plan was to sweeten him up a little bit this year in this game because he was maybe finding the handicap game a little tough.

“He was badly handicapped and his Irish National run probably did him no favours the following season and rather than taking on those 30 runner fields, this seems to have sweetened him up a bit.

“He probably go to Punchestown now and he'll appreciate better ground."

Quotes from Gary Carson

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.