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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Trainer's top-weights give Whelan another double

Sun 11th Apr 2021, 17:39

Dream Tale and Ronan WhelanDream Tale and Ronan Whelan
© Photo Healy Racing

Andy Oliver's last two runners have won handicaps under top-weight and the latest, Dream Tale at Leopardstown today, was completing a double on the day for jockey Ronan Whelan in the opening division of the Gain The Advantage Series Handicap.

Oliver's winner Sense Of Worth defied top weight under Whelan at Dundalk yesterday and today Dream Tale, which Oliver also owns himself, scored a half-length win over Oneiroi

Afterwards Co Tyrone based Oliver reported “he’s a horse that was unexposed and was a wee bit keen the last time. We thought we’d save him for the grass.

“Ronan settled him well and it looks like he’ll get a bit further which is what we hoped. There is a bit of fun to be had with him.”

Whelan won the earlier Ballylinch Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes on 80/1 winner Keeper Of Time while the Royal Ascot winning jockey had also completed a Dundalk double yesterday.

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
6/1
Tote €8.50 €2.50
2nd
0.5L
7/1
€2.10
3rd
nk
12/1
€3.50
4th
0.75L
25/1
€5.10
bf
shd
4/1Fav
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.