It ll Do My Day and Gary Carroll win the Yeats Country Claiming Race © Photo Healy Racing
It'll Do My Day made the most of his low draw when running out a tidy winner of the Yeats Country Claiming Race at Sligo.
Gary Carroll soon had the son of The Last Lion in a prominent position up with the pace, on a track where it pays to be handy.
Having sat second behind leader Hurricane Helen in the early stages, Carroll led 2f out then injected a bit of pace which saw him kick clear of his rivals. That race winning move helped the Michael Mulvaney trained gelding have the race in safekeeping from some way out. Singe Anglais stayed on strongly from out of the chasing pack to take the runner-up spot, with Hot Whispers back in third.
Michael Mulvany said: "Gary was a bit worried about the trip, he thought he mightn't just stay, but he got it handy enough in front.
"Gary's as cute as a Christian, he kind of slowed them down and then kicked off the bend.
"He had a good run in Bellewstown a while back and was dropping down in class. He's a good horse and we put him in at a certain value (5k) so we'll see what happens now. It's nice to get another win out of him and they all count."
Following the race It'll Do My Day (5k) was claimed by John M Keogh to be trained by Shane Duffy, while Hot Whispers (5k) was claimed by Premier Racing Club to be trained by Denis Hogan
Additional reporting by Mark Nunan
