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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Deakin at the double for O'Brien & Browne McMonagle

Thu 5th Oct 2023, 16:41

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© Photo Healy Racing

Deakin powered clear in the closing stages to run out an easy winner of the Killinan Handicap at Thurles, giving Joseph O'Brien and Dylan Browne McMonagle a double on the card.

The Australia gelding had been a wide margin winner of a Roscommon maiden last month and went to post an even-money shot today to follow up back in handicap company.

He tracked the leaders in the mile-and-a-half contest before sliding into the lead passing the two pole.

Browne McMonagle asked his mount to stretch clear over a furlong from home and he could afford to ease down late on to record a six-and-a-half length win over Immutable

The winning rider said:- "He has been working well, is an improving horse and it was interesting to see what he would do back in handicap company today. I travelled around well and he picked up well.

"We always thought plenty of him and being gelded had made a huge difference to him.

“He is very versatile and I don't think he'll have any trouble stepping up in trip and isn't short of a gear or two as well.

"He is progressing and when these horses start progressing, you never know when they're going to stop so will be exciting going into next year."

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)

1st
1/1Fav
Tote €2.10 €1.10
2nd
6.5L
10/3
€1.90
3rd
0.5L
5/1
4th
8L
15/2
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.