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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Fighting battles well in finale

Thu 10th Dec 2015, 16:02

Fighting Days (far side) tackled by The PoundsFighting Days (far side) tackled by The Pounds
© Photo Healy Racing

The Francis Flood-trained Fighting Days lived up to his name with a battling victory in the concluding two-mile handicap hurdle at Punchestown.

The 16/1 shot had proved a disappointment last time out at Cork but bounced back to form with a game effort.

Andrew Lynch 's front-running mount looked to have his rivals cooked turning for home but The Pounds stuck on to challenge in the run-in.

That rival may just have edged ahead for a stride but Fighting Days rallied to record a neck victory.

The ground was too gluey the last day. He battled well but probably got a bit of a freebie in front and saved a bit everywhere,” said Fran Flood afterwards.

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

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.