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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Song strikes back at six

Fri 16th Dec 2022, 16:49

Song For Whoever & Ronan Whelan (pink colours)Song For Whoever & Ronan Whelan (pink colours)
© Photo Healy Racing

Song For Whoever stayed on strongly in the closing stages to run out a decisive winner of the opening six-furlong maiden at Dundalk.

The John O'Donoghue-trained gelding broke well to lead before being settled behind Red Sky At Night after a furlong.

Ronan Whelan 's mount travelled well to challenge early in the straight and the son of Galileo Gold kicked on over a furlong from home.

The 11/4 shot was pulling away at the line to beat Stormy Entry by three-and-a-half lengths.

It was a third career outing for Song For Whoever who had been second over course and distance in September before a slightly disappointing effort to finish eighth over seven furlongs the following month.

Whelan said: "After the first day, we thought maybe he might be a horse that got seven (furlongs) and physically he looks like a horse that probably would but, as the year has gone on, he has actually probably got stronger and quicker with it.

"It felt like a bit of work for him there now, he did that well. He looks like a horse with a future. He's quite a good mover and he'd like a nice surface and he enjoys the track.

"It is great to ride John a winner, he is very good to me and hopefully it will be the first of many."

(Quote by Michael Graham)

1st
11/4
Tote €3.90 €1.50
2nd
3.5L
9/1
€2.60
3rd
hd
3/1
€1.50
4th
4.75L
14/1
bf
0.75L
2/1Fav
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.