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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

A Country Girl wins Wexford finale

Sun 30th Oct 2011, 16:44

The Christy Roche trained A Country Girl came from last to first to win the concluding Casey Concrete New Ross Mares Bumper at Wexford today.

Ridden by the trainer’s son Padraig Roche, the daughter of Flemensfirth moved to the front under a furlong out before staying on well to defeat newcomer Dr Machini

Afterwards Roche Snr stated “I warned Padraig not to get to the front too soon but he did and I thought she was going to get beaten!

“I was fairly confident before the race but Willie (Mullins, trainer of the runner-up) fancied his one too. She’ll go jumping now and is a lovely filly.”

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.