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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Leaving comes good for de Bromhead

Sun 23rd Jun 2013, 17:01

Alexander Leaving claims Admiral Hawke Alexander Leaving claims Admiral Hawke
© Photo Healy Racing

Alexander Leaving power home on the run-in to land the spoils in the Callan Handicap Hurdle at Gowran Park.

The well-backed Admiral Hawke (25/1 in morning returned 10/1) had hit the front at the fifth last and appeared set for victory as his pursuers struggled going to the final flight.

Mark Walsh got a good tune from Alexander Leaving on the run-in, however, and he got on top in the closing stages for a half-length success.

The 7/1 winner had attracted some support from 10/1 this morning and trainer Henry de Bromhead felt the better ground today made all the difference:-

“He was frustrating during the winter but he's obviously much better on better ground. I thought he'd win in Clonmel (March 28th) but he just got stuck in the ground.

“His jumping is deadly and he should make a nice chaser. He'll probably jump a fence sooner rather than later.”

(Additional reporting by Alan Magee)

1st
7/1
Tote €7.60 €1.60
2nd
0.5L
10/1
€3.60
3rd
4.25L
16/1
€5.30
4th
2.5L
16/1
€4.10
bf
1.25L
11/2Cfav
bf
8L
11/2Cfav
bf
2.25L
11/2Cfav
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.