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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Outspoken gets the job done

Sun 12th Jul 2015, 17:21

Outspoken & Donnacha O'Brien (left) break from the stalls under the watchful eye of the handlersOutspoken & Donnacha O'Brien (left) break from the stalls under the watchful eye of the handlers
© Photo Healy Racing

Outspoken was sent off a short price to make it two wins from three runs in the Gilmore's Mercedes-Benz Race at Dundalk and duly did the business in workman-like fashion.

Donnacha O'Brien tracked the leader Xebec on the 8/15 shot and he was ridden into a narrow lead two furlongs from home.

He stuck on gamely and pulled away in the closing stages to post a four-and-a-quarter length victory.

The winner had scored on his debut at Navan before chasing home stable-mate Archangel Raphael in a similar three-runner conditions event a week ago at Fairyhouse.

"He's a lovely horse and will make a lovely stayer next year. He's still a bit weak and babyish but he has a fair engine," said the winning ride.

"He's lazy and never travelled strongly on the bridle but always travelled nicely and I always thought I was going to win.

"Joseph likes the horse that beat him the last day (Archangel Raphael) and he's in a Group 1 in France on Tuesday which says a lot about him."

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.