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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Birrane strikes again with Dandy

Wed 6th Dec 2017, 17:48

Rock On DandyRock On Dandy
© Photo Healy Racing

Rock On Dandy continued a good spell for Mayo handler Fergal Birrane when running out a cosy winner of the first division of the mile-and-a-half handicap at Dundalk.

The 14/1 shot was having his first start today for Birrane and travelled well to hit the front two furlongs from home under Padraig Beggy.

The French-bred grey kept on strongly in the closing stages to prove three-lengths too strong for Ben Rumson

Birrane had saddled his first winner with Glenmoore early last month and had also struck with California Lad here last Friday.

Birrane said:- “Everything is just coming together in the last couple of weeks and all the horses are peaking. I’ve been doing a lot of beach work and swimming with them.

“This horse will be campaigned here over the winter, and I’ve a couple more nice horses still to come here as well.

“A number of people have rung me in the past week looking to send me horses so the winners have been a great advertisement.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
14/1
Tote €16.80 €4.90
2nd
3L
3/1
€1.70
3rd
1.75L
33/1
€6.60
4th
nose
13/2
bf
nk
11/4Fav
About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.