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Articles By Gary Carson

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.
Sat 17th Jun 2023
Iridescent and Kieran Callaghan

Iridescent makes winning chase debut in handicap company

5.08PM

Sphagnum and Dillon Maxwell (nearest) claim Some Dove

Sphagnum scores again at Downpatrick

4.34PM

Bal Kauto and Shane Fitzgerald lead them home

Kauto completes hat-trick in style

3.59PM

Susie Miller and Adam Ryan

Susie strikes in amateur handicap

3.28PM

Moonovercloon and James Smith

Smiths on the scoresheet again with Moon

3.03PM

Mel Monroe and Danny Gilligan

Monroe the star in Downpatrick opener

2.10PM

Fri 16th Jun 2023
Night Sparkle and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Night Sparkles again for O'Callaghan

7.49PM

Master Matt and Scott McCullagh

Matt back to winning ways for Halford and Collins

6.41PM

Sun 11th Jun 2023
Warm In Gorey and Joanna Walton won for owners Carrigroe Gaels Syndicate and trainer Philip Rothwell

Warm comes good for Rothwell

12.00AM

Arrycan and Eoin Walsh

Arrycan back to winning ways for Cusack

12.00AM

Sat 10th Jun 2023
Striking and Conor Smithers

Striking on the mark for Harrington

12.00AM

Fri 9th Jun 2023
St Vincents Garden (left) gets the better of Esquiline

Garden digs deep to open account

12.00AM

Hero Blues leads home his rivals under Gary Carroll

Carroll strikes again on Blues

12.00AM

Mon 5th Jun 2023
Dawn Session forges on

Session gains deserved win

4.26PM

Barnhill Rose (inner) holds Pinball Wizard

Barnhill battles to land apprentice race

3.33PM

Fri 2nd Jun 2023
Chef D'etat (right) beats Barton Snow

Chef gives American connections winner at Tramore

8.56PM

Roedora scores from Vico Rock

Roedora makes winning start for O'Briens

8.52PM

Reserve Judgement and Ben Harvey

Judgement comes good for McConnell

8.51PM

Costanuci

Kelly returns on a winner

8.14PM

Billy Coonan rode his first winner on Movie King

Coonan off the mark on King

7.34PM

Set Point and Keith Donoghue (far side) beat Craic Eile

Three up on the night for Elliott as Set scores again

7.21PM

Pro Bono and Philip Donovan (near side) get up to beat Master Splinter

Pro prevails in dramatic event

6.31PM

The Dasher Conway and Donagh Meyler

Conway collects for Callaghan

6.29PM

Shesadream and Danny Gilligan

Gilligan living the Dream at Down Royal

5.49PM

Top Line Tommy & Kieren Buckley

Tommy off the mark over fences

5.42PM

Thu 1st Jun 2023
Running Cool and Wayne Lordan lead them home

Lupini doubles up with Cool

6.48PM

Dancing Tango and Conor Stone-Walsh

Tango on song in Fairyhouse feature

6.17PM

Tue 23rd May 2023
Moon De Vega and Billy Lee

Vega strikes on first start for Twomey

5.29PM

Bringsty and Shane Foley

McAuley lands another claimer with Bringsty

4.54PM

Sat 20th May 2023
World Of Fortunes and James Kenny

Fortunes looks smart in Wexford bumper

5.30PM

Goodnightngodbless and Charlie O'Dwyer

Night comes good over fences for Motherway

5.10PM

Watch House Cross and Darragh O'Keeffe

Cross makes successful return to chasing

4.32PM

Ceroc and Philip Enright

Ceroc follows up for O'Grady and Enright

4.13PM

Corkbeg and Denis O'Regan (left) claim Depeche Mo

Corkbeg makes winning return

3.28PM

Fruit Blossom and Keith Donoghue

Fruit Blossoms for Donoghue

2.55PM

Cinsa and Sean O'Keeffe

Cinsa has to work to land odds in opener

2.21PM

Fri 19th May 2023
Yashin and Shane Foley (nearest) beat Point King

Yashin pips Point as Emily disappoints

7.27PM

Chavajod & Leigh Roche with trainer Denis Coakley & wife Maria with sons Andrew & Paddy & father-in-law Arthur Connick

Chavajod strikes on first start for Coakley

6.09PM

Wed 17th May 2023
Harbour Wind and Leigh Roche beat Cuban Dawn (nearest)

Wind prevails as Time disappoints

8.10PM

Wed 10th May 2023
Sequoiaspirit and Joey Sheridan

Sequoia in good Spirits on seasonal debut

5.50PM

Ranko Express and Andrew Slattery

A cosy success for Express and the Slatterys

5.15PM

You Owe Me Money and Dean Curran (right)

Bunyan filly in the Money again at Gowran

5.14PM

Esculenta and Dylan Browne McMonagle hold off Fools Gold

Esculenta proves tough to record first win

3.41PM

Secret Sauce and Joey Sheridan

Fozzy Stack strikes in claimer with Sauce

3.04PM

Cadeau Belle and Ben Coen beat Finsceal Go Deo

Belle secures quick double for Coen and Murtagh

2.22PM

Sat 6th May 2023
Caroline Street and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Street overcomes traffic to claim Blue Wind

4.16PM

Devious

Devious looks very smart on debut

1.17PM

Wed 3rd May 2023
You Owe Me Money and Dean Curran (left)

Curran gets the Money in finale

8.43PM

Simply Sideways and Ronan Whelan won for trainer Tim Doyle with wife Claire daughter Emma and son David

Patience rewarded with Sideways

8.12PM

Timeless Piece beats Not Even Maybe

McCullagh Times it well on Piece

7.39PM

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