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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Plain sailing for Fine Rightly

Thu 17th Mar 2016, 17:08

Andrew LynchAndrew Lynch
© Photo Healy Racing

Fine Rightly justified his short price in the feature at Down Royal this afternoon when running out an easy winner of the Daily Mirror Chase.

Stuart Crawford 's charge was sent off a 1/3 shot in the 3m2f contest and cut out the early running in the three-runner event.

He was headed at the eighth by Draycott Place having tended to jump left. It was then Yes Tom s turn to lead after the sixth last.

Fine Rightly loomed up to his stable-mate at the third from home and went on before the next. Andrew Lynch didn't need to engage top gear on the hotpot as he recorded a seven-and-a-half length success.

Draycott Place kept on to claim the runner-up spot ahead of Yes Tom.

The winner was taking a significant drop in grade having been third in the Irish Gold Cup on his last outing.

The winner trainer was in Cheltenham and his brother Steven said afterwards:-

"He's better left-handed. If he keeps getting this ground he won't run on it as he needs soft ground. He's a possible for Punchestown."

(Quotes by Michael Graham)

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.