Tom McDermott breaks Elysian Fields Drought

Going one better than his second placing in yesterday’s IRT Silver Tour Final, Tom McDermott thrilled the crowd with an exhilarating ride in the jump-off to win the Bronze Tour Final at Elysian Fields this morning- his first championship win at Elysian Fields in recent years. In a high-class event which saw a clear round required to make the jump off field of ten, Tom McDermott and Alpha Activity, sped away from the field, winning by more than a second from Chris Chugg on KG Queenie and Billy Raymont on KS Digger in third place.

Tom came into the Bronze Tour Final in fantastic form and certainly did not let down his supporters. Although only posting the 9th fastest clear round, he set the early benchmark in the jump-off. In a scintillating ride, he threw caution to the wind, setting a time that the rest of the field could not match.

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