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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Great Minds on the mark again at the Curragh

Sun 25th May 2014, 14:40

Great Minds and Wayne Lordan beat Dashwood Great Minds and Wayne Lordan beat Dashwood
© Photo Healy Racing

Great Minds stuck on dourly inside the final furlong to land the Emirates Equestrian Federation Handicap at the Curragh.

Wayne Lordan tucked in behind the leaders, after coming across from his wide draw in stall one, in the six-furlong contest.

He produced his mount to challenge at the furlong pole. 20/1 shot Dashwood who had hit the front two furlongs out after racing prominently, proved tough in front but just gave way inside the final 100 yards.

The Tommy Stack-trained Great Minds, sent off the 4/1 favourite, kept on well close home for a three-parts-of-a-length victory.

The winner was following up a course and distance victory in late March and is now two from two in handicap company.

“He's a decent horse on that ground and it was a fair performance from that draw. It was a good ride by Wayne” said Fozzy Stack.

“Hopefully he'll go for all those good handicaps, like the Scurry, Rockingham and Ayr Gold Cup.”

(Additional reporting by Alan Magee)

1st
4/1Fav
Tote €5.10 €1.50
2nd
0.75L
20/1
€5.60
3rd
2.5L
12/1
€2.60
4th
hd
20/1
€4.10
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.