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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Gusty holds on to give Flynn double

Sat 31st May 2014, 17:57

Gusty Rock (far side) just prevails from Sizing ItalyGusty Rock (far side) just prevails from Sizing Italy
© Photo Healy Racing

There have been a couple of good finishes at Tramore this afternoon but the best was left to last as Gusty Rock just held on at the line to take the concluding 1m6f maiden.

Pat Flynn's charge travelled well into contention down the hill, under Katie Walsh, and claimed front-runner Little King Robin turning into the straight.

The King's Theatre gelding was all out at the line, however, as Sizing Italy got into his stride in the closing stages and was just denied by a nose at the death. Gusty Rocky was following up on his bumper success at Clonmel just nine days ago.

The winner was sent off 5/2 joint-favourite along with the eventual third-placed Little King Robin.

“"It's great, there is some difference between winning and losing. Katie just felt she got there a bit too soon,” said Flynn, who was recording a double following the earlier victory of Waydownsouth

“I was probably a bit easy on him after his last run, but he did great today.

“Hopefully he'll get a nice handicap mark now and he might go for an amateur handicap next."

(Additional reporting by Donal Murphy)

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.