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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

So Suave scores for Murtagh & McCullagh

Wed 6th Nov 2019, 16:13

So Suave and Niall McCullagh passes the 50 yard markerSo Suave and Niall McCullagh passes the 50 yard marker
© Photo Healy Racing

So Suave improved one placing on last month's debut runner-up effort at Navan when winning on his second attempt at Dundalk today, landing the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden for trainer Johnny Murtagh, owners Ballylinch Stud and jockey Niall McCullagh.

The son of Make Believe today justified solid 10/11 favouritism when beating Algeria by a length and a half and afterwards jockey McCullagh said “he’d a cracking run the first day. I actually rode the other one (ninth placed stablemate Distant Vista), he surprised us a little bit and Shane Kelly gave him a lovely educational ride. He stepped forward at home so we were expecting him to run well today.

“I just wanted to make sure that I settled him and when I did and got a good pitch it was easy going from there. He picked up nicely and stayed on well from there.

“He enjoys the track so he has options and another furlong won’t be a problem. He’s a nice fun horse going forward.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
10/11Fav
Tote €1.80 €1.02
2nd
1.5L
12/1
€5.70
3rd
0.5L
10/1
€2.30
4th
0.5L
33/1
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.