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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Jack back to Absolute best

Sat 18th Feb 2012, 15:00

Jack Absolute on his way to victoryJack Absolute on his way to victory
© Photo Healy Racing

Jack Absolute bounced back to form to run out a cosy winner of the handicap chase at Gowran Park.

John Joe Walsh's charge had been pulled up on his last visit to the track but left that poor run well behind under a confident ride from Philip Enright.

The grey took over from front-runner The Sneezer entering the straight and was always in control over the last three fences.

Enright could afford a few peaks between his legs on the run-in as the 16/1 shot coasted to a 10-length success. Peak Raider sent off 5/1 joint favourite (from 6/1), came through to chase home the winner. The other market leader Hidden Diamond was pulled up.

"He refused to race here the last day as he didn't get away at the start," explained Walsh afterwards.

"He travelled like a fair horse today and won easily. I didn't expect it. We'll find something again for him in a few weeks."

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.