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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

The Anvil proves class act

Fri 31st Mar 2017, 20:59

The AnvilThe Anvil
© Photo Healy Racing

The Anvil powered clear in the closing stages to open his account in style at Dundalk and give Aidan O'Brien a double on the night.

Donnacha O'Brien was soon prominent on the 3/10 shot and he was in front at halfway.

The Galileo colt was ridden passing the two pole but started to motor inside the final furlong, pulling away for a cosy five-and-a-half length victory.

The winner had only been beaten a neck in the Group 2 Royal Lodge last season and came into the race with a rating of 109.

"He was entitled to do that off his rating, and a step up in trip will suit him well,” said the winning rider afterwards.

(Quotes 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.