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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Trainer McLoughlin completes double

Mon 2nd Mar 2020, 15:47

Turbojet and Adam ShortTurbojet and Adam Short
© Photo Healy Racing

Dermot McLoughlin completed a double at Leopardstown today as last month's Ten Up Novice Chase winning trainer landed the Leopardstown Family Day Beginners Chase.

Captain Cj credited McLoughlin with a second Grade 2 training success in Navan's Ten Up Chase last month and having today sent out Lee Valley Legacy under Paddy O'Hanlon, to win a handicap hurdle, doubled his score with Turbojet

Ridden by Adam Shortt, the son of Authorized stretched clear of his rivals in the home straight when scoring an 11 lengths win over Half The Odds

Afterwards McLoughlin stated “he galloped to the line and his jumping was very good today. We did a lot of work on his jumping.

“Adam reckoned he was in front too soon, with the horse falling (Discordantly, after halfway). He liked him, he said they went a good gallop, increased it the whole way and he thought it was a nice race to ride in.

“He won his maiden hurdle in Listowel but in handicap company he was struggling a bit. He's a big lump of a horse and obviously this is the next step over fences. He jumped well over these fences and they take a bit of jumping.

“We'll look for something at Easter time maybe at Fairyhouse. The man that owns him won't be in any hurry with him.”

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.