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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.
Tue 13th Jul 2021
Epona Plays winning at the Curragh

Epona to wait on softer ground conditions

7.42AM

Sun 11th Jul 2021
Ever A Dream and Danny Sheehy

Murtagh trains winner for Coolmore partners

4.14PM

Inflection Point, far side, wins from Mrs Bouquet

Front-runner Point not for passing

2.27PM

Sat 10th Jul 2021
Maricruz and Siobhan Rutledge hold Sea Trout Reach

Maricruz back to winning ways at Navan

4.53PM

Stag Night, near side, makes his winning move

Stag sticks neck out to gain maiden win

1.58PM

Wed 30th Jun 2021
Extensio and Billy Lee

Extensio comes good on better ground for O'Donnell

8.34PM

Wild Shot and Colin Keane swoop to success

Keane doubles up on Shot

8.09PM

Chummie and Chloe Byrne

Byrne gets great tune from Chummie to record first winner

7.33PM

Celtic Times leads them home

Celtic too hot to handle for Tipp rivals

7.04PM

Erosandpsyche (left) comes to beat Back To Brussels (centre) and Iva Batt

50 up for Cotter as Psyche edges verdict

6.40PM

Attelboro and Wesley Joyce (red colours) swoop in the centre

McDonagh off the mark with Attelboro

6.13PM

Sacred Bridge and Colin Keane (left) beat Misty Ayr

Bridge makes it two from two with Listed success

5.46PM

Ladies Church beats Orinoco River

Church collects on second outing

4.55PM

Rocky Sky and Gary Halpin winning at Navan

Rocky Sky sold to continue career in US

8.14AM

Thu 24th Jun 2021
Epona Plays

McCreery hoping Pretty Polly gamble pays off

2.03PM

Fri 18th Jun 2021
Fizzle Rock and Hugh McOwan (far) beat Littel Flour (centre) and Frontline Worker (near)

Rock prevails close home on debut

8.50PM

Run For Mary and Colin Keane edge ahead to claim finale

Cathal Byrnes off the mark as licence holder

8.40PM

Sequoiaspirit and Paddy Harnett beat No Trouble

Sequoia sweet back on the Flat

8.17PM

Theory Of Music and Tom Madden

Persistence pays off for Madden on Music

7.02PM

Sonnyboyliston and Shane Kelly beat Sunchart

Sonnyboyliston caps big day for Murtagh

6.17PM

Let's and Niall McCullagh (green and black) swoop to victory

Let's swoops from last to first

5.53PM

The Gossiper and Mike O'Connor beat Esperti

Gossiper survives enquiry to give Mullins & O'Connor double

5.39PM

Visionarian (near side) tackles Fairyhill Run

Visionarian victorious in another tight finish for feature

4.36PM

Blackstair Rocco and Mike O'Connor

Gamble Rocco collects in style

3.23PM

Aldo The Apache (blue) beats Perryville (centre) with One For Joe just coming into the picture (nearest)

Apache prevails in three-way thriller

2.50PM

Western Victory and Shane Fitzgerald win from Make My Heart Fly

Victory shows her class in Down Royal opener

1.51PM

Trainer Emmet Mullins

Emmet Mullins pair slashed in price at Down Royal

9.37AM

Wed 16th Jun 2021
Lady Lingo and Richie Deegan jump the last along with Must Be Obeyed (inner)

Lingo holds off all comers

5.41PM

Flying Scotsman and Luke Dempsey jump the last

Scotsman produces Flying finish

4.50PM

Mon 14th Jun 2021
Ottoman Emperor and Ben Coen beat Dublin Journal

Emperor rules supreme after gutsy effort

5.18PM

Duquesa Beach and Siobhan Rutledge lead them home

Beach backers well rewarded

4.56PM

Fri 11th Jun 2021
Ellaat and Joey Sheridan

Ellaat another well backed winner

7.24PM

Okita Soushi and Shane Crosse

Soushi gives Joseph O'Brien across the card treble

6.48PM

Dandyville and Shane Foley get to the front

Dandyville does the business in tight finish

4.42PM

Silver Surfer and Gavin Ryan (left) beat Shoebox King

Surfer surges home to gain deserved win

4.06PM

Tue 8th Jun 2021
Bold Enough and Hugh Morgan

Bold makes it two from two over fences

4.27PM

Mon 7th Jun 2021
Licence and Colin Keane

Licence looks good on debut

4.45PM

Galtee Mist and Gary Carroll

Mist makes quick winning return

2.36PM

Mon 31st May 2021
Prairie Dancer at the business end

Dancer makes all to open account

7.31PM

Is That Love and Cian MacRedmond

Love conquers all again

6.26PM

Sun 30th May 2021
Point Nepean and Shane Crosse (right) beat Malawi

Point prevails in thriller

3.16PM

Lord Mczie gave jockey Conor Clarke his 1st winner, trained by Ray Hackett

Clarke records first winner on 66/1 shot Lord Mczie

2.51PM

Fri 21st May 2021
Full Of Light (orange cap) swoops under Tom Hamilton

Light springs 20/1 shock in Downpatrick bumper

6.08PM

On The Sod (nearest)

Sod proves too strong for hunter rivals

5.45PM

Ask Cory and Sean Flanagan

Cory collects for Flanagan and de Bromhead

5.20PM

Dynamic Allen and Simon Torrens clear the last

Dynamic strikes at Downpatrick again

4.36PM

Magic Piper and Jack Foley jump the last

Piper leads them home

4.08PM

Ringhill Lady and Conor Orr with Nicole McKenna

Lady lunges late to spring shock

3.32PM

Longacre Square jumps the last just ahead of Call The Fairies

Square collects on handicap debut

3.01PM

Statuaire and Danny Mullins jump the last

Statuaire blows away opposition in Downpatrick opener

2.15PM

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