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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Jock proves tough in front

Thu 4th Sep 2014, 17:07

Prince Jock (nearest) holds off KorbousPrince Jock (nearest) holds off Korbous
© Photo Healy Racing

Prince Jock produced a gutsy front-running performance to take the Barry Matthews Appreciation Handicap at Laytown under Roger Quinlan.

The Pat Shanahan-trained gelding bounced out in front and made every post a winning one in the seven furlong amateur contest. Korbous threw down a strong challenge in the closing stages but could only get within a neck of the 12/1 shot at the line.

The winner had been well beaten on unsuitably soft ground at Ffos Las last time and appreciated today's quicker surface.

Shanahan was saddling his first winner at the track but had been successful here in the past in his riding days:-

“He’s very genuine but is a bit messy in the stalls and no stalls here was a help. Most of his wins were on quick ground so he loved it there today.

“He’s in a claimer at Clonmel next week so we’ll see what the boss wants to do.”

(Additional reporting by Alan Magee)

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.