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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Gravity claims another Dundalk claimer

Tue 12th Jul 2016, 14:29

Specific Gravity in charge at DundalkSpecific Gravity in charge at Dundalk
© Photo Healy Racing

Specific Gravity landed his second claimer this year at Dundalk when scoring in the opening Coral.ie Claiming Race on the all-weather today.

Declan McDonogh was keen to get the front early on and kicked for home early in the straight on Ado McGuinness' charge.

The well backed 3/1 shot (6/1 in morning) kept on strongly in the closing stages to record a three-and-a-half length success in the mile contest.

The eight-year-old son of Dansili had also landed a similar event at the track in May.

“He just seems to enjoy it up here. He had a good draw and Declan was able to boss it a bit from the front,” said McGuinness.

“He was a little slow away but he soon got him up there and gave him a serious spin. He has a good high cruising speed.

“It's great to have claimers for horses like him as he struggles a bit in handicaps. I know I could lose him but that's the chance you take. I had him a long time before he won.

“He's been a lot more consistent this year. Everyone told me he wanted soft ground when I got him and I think he actually won on soft for Henry Cecil.

“If he's not claimed he could go to Bellewstown for another claimer next Monday or to Leopardstown on the Thursday.”

1st
3/1
Tote €4.10 €1.40
2nd
3.5L
12/1
€2.50
3rd
1L
3/1
€1.40
4th
2.25L
40/1
bf
nk
9/4Fav
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.