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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Lambe continues bright new year

Thu 3rd Jan 2013, 15:43

Shanroe Society and Liam McKennaShanroe Society and Liam McKenna
© Photo Healy Racing

Shanroe Society continued a good start to the new year for trainer James Lambe when landing the two-mile handicap hurdle at Thurles.

Ridden by his stepson Liam McKenna the Definite Article gelding landed a nice touch for connections, as he was backed from 8/1 (11/1 in morning) into 9/2.

McKenna produced his mount, travelling well, to lead at the second last and he was soon in command.

He was always doing enough to post a five-length winning margin over C'est La Mode

Lambe had saddled a double at Ayr yesterday and has his string in fine form:-

“The horses are running well and I'm happy with that. I'm delighted for his owner Brian Smyth as he has been a very good supporter of ours.

“It's great for this horse as he had a bad injury and it's great to get a win with him. It's also great for Liam – that's his third winner.”

(Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes)

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.