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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Frisco proves best in thriller

Sun 1st Jan 2012, 13:48

The Dessie Hughes-trained Frisco Depot won a four-horse thriller to claim the beginners chase at Fairyhouse.

Only five went to post for the 2m5f contest but four of those fought it out from the final fence.

Long-time leader Banjaxed Girl (8/1 in morning into 3/1 joint-favourite) was headed at the second last by Dantes King

Frisco Depot battled to a narrow lead at the final fence but had plenty of challengers as Banjaxed Girl kept on again and Aitmatov stayed on from off the pace.

Bryan Cooper got a good tune from his mount, however, eventually getting him home by neck from Aitmatov.

It was just half a length back to Dantes King in third with Banjaxed Girl a neck behind.

The other 3/1 joint favourite Lios A Choill threw away his chance with a bad mistake at the third last and was pulled up.

"He jumped well and battled well, " said Cooper of the winner afterwards.

"He wasn't over keen on the ground. He took another blow on the home turn and I thought he was going to give up but he filled his lungs and went again."

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.