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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Drop back does the trick for Time

Fri 7th Feb 2014, 19:28

Equation Of Time and Gary Phillips scoreEquation Of Time and Gary Phillips score
© Photo Healy Racing

Equation Of Time justified good support in the mile handicap when coming up the centre to score under Gary Phillips.

Phillips had his mount on the outer throughout and he moved up to challenge at the two furlong pole.

He soon hit the front but wandered around a bit on his own. Akasaka was a big danger on the rail side from the furlong pole but Equation Of Time stuck on well in the closing stages to score by a length and a half.

The first and second were sent off the 3/1 joint favourites. The Garvan Donnelly-trained winner had been backed at 9/2 this morning and the support continued on track from 7/2.

The winner was successful over course and distance last September and was dropping back to that trip for the first time since then.

“I got the trip right at last. He was suited by dropping back and I knew there would be plenty of pace on,” said Donnelly.

“I'm delighted for the lads (owners Gerry Clarke, Simon Mulvany & Tom White). Gerry has been with me for a long time and it's nice to repay them.”

(Additional reporting by Alan Magee)

1st
3/1JFav
Tote €4.30 €1.02
2nd
1.5L
3/1JFav
€2.00
3rd
nk
11/2
€2.10
4th
0.5L
9/2
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.