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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Frankie follows up at Fairyhouse

Sat 29th Jan 2022, 13:49

Where's Frankie and Donagh MeylerWhere's Frankie and Donagh Meyler
© Photo Healy Racing

Where's Frankie gained consecutive Fairyhouse wins today, reverting to fences when justifying 6/4 favouritism in the Follow Fairyhouse On Social Handicap Chase for trainer Karl Thornton and jockey Donagh Meyler.

The son of Court Cave landed a gamble to win at the Meath venue on new year's day and today won from that same 89 rating, on his fences return.

Racing in mid-division, Where's Frankie made good headway to lead entering the home straight and in the end proved nine lengths too strong for runner-up Exciting Oscar

Trainer Thornton later reported “he’s a big raw frame and wasn’t right last year and seems to be going the right way.

“He could come back here in two weeks time for a hurdle and we’ll mix it between hurdles and fences.

Quotes from Alan Magee

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.