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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Easy as 123 for Gigginstown in latest sweep

Wed 28th Nov 2018, 13:18

Daly Tiger (far side) and runner-up AlightedDaly Tiger (far side) and runner-up Alighted
© Photo Healy Racing

Michael O'Leary's runners scooped all the prizemoney in a maiden hurdle at Navan on Sunday and today the Gigginstown House Stud owner recorded a 1-2-3 in the opening Betdaq Trading Tools Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown today, as the Noel Meade trained Daly Tiger led home the trio.

Gigginstown did a mini-Michael Dickinson 1-2-3-4-5 in Navan's opening race, before later landing the Troytown Chase with Tout Est Permis, and today Daly Tiger, under jockey Sean Flanagan, led home Gigginstown's other runners Alighted and Acronym

Winning trainer Meade later said “he should improve a lot as he’s had an infection on the top of his wither and he had to do work without a jockey for quite a while.

“Sean (Flanagan) said he jumped well and picked up well. We thought he was a nice horse last year. Hopefully he can go on now from this and go somewhere decent.

“It wasn’t the plan to make the running but it worked out well around that track as it’s quite tight.”

Gigginstown currently lead J.P. McManus by E1.43m to E1.36m at the head of this season's Owners Championship.

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
6/4Fav
Tote €1.70 €1.02
2nd
1.5L
9/2
€2.10
3rd
9.5L
11/2
€2.70
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.