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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.
Fri 10th May 2019
Red Striker and Colin Keane with groom John Shinnick who rode a winner himself earlier

Treble for Lyons as Red Strikes on stable debut

7.31PM

Dynamic Allen (right) claims Shimmer And Shine over the last

Hamilton rushes back to greet Allen

7.27PM

Pepperoni Pete and John Shinnick in company with the loose Geological

Lyons doubles up in dramatic apprentice race

6.40PM

Manomine clears last hurdle from Pat's Pearl

Manomine doubles up after Charity Race revival

6.27PM

California Daddy and Colin Keane lead them home

Daddy gains deserved success

6.05PM

Seeyouinvinnys (inner) chases Monition over the last

Vinnys comes good despite ground worries

5.49PM

Sat 4th May 2019
Ard Abhainn swoops to conquer on the outer

Ard makes winning start on 'track'

6.32PM

Mr Adjudicator (centre) beats Contingency (left) and Dorrells Pierji (right)

Mullins dominates in Ballymore

6.01PM

Heron Heights and Davy Russell take advantage of the last fence error of Onefortheroadtom

Heron claims back to back Pat Taaffes

5.34PM

Fusil Raffles and Daryl Jacob

Raffles returns to claim Grade One glory

4.57PM

Benie Des Dieux

Dieux does business again in Annie Power

4.27PM

Cloudy Morning and Sean O'Keeffe

Morning powers clear in marathon contest

3.39PM

Blue Templar and Ray Barron (far) jump the old double bank with Ballinasilla (centre) and Ballycasey (near)

Blue bags banks double

3.04PM

Mon 22nd Apr 2019
Jett jumps the last under Robbie Power

Jett proves too hot for Grade 2 rivals

4.46PM

Maeve's Choice (white & green) with Miles To Memphis (2nd right), Spades Are Trumps (nearest) & Fred The Foot (far side)

Choice collects again for Smith

3.42PM

Thu 18th Apr 2019
Conron goes clear under Shane Foley in the last

Conron collects in finale

8.04PM

Prospectus asserts under Rory Cleary

Prospectus lands feature at Clonmel

7.46PM

Cork Harbour (centre) beats Misty Millie

Cork comes good for Condon

7.16PM

Tirmizi beats Stormy Tale

Tirmizi strikes for Whelan & Halford

6.40PM

Kastasa beats Very Excellent

Kastasa gets going late to score for Coen & Weld

6.17PM

War Diary and Robbie Colgan break from stall 7 before winning the Slievenamon Maiden

War lands the odds in style

5.34PM

Encapsulation and Colin Keane pull clear

Encapsulation impresses on second start

4.58PM

Deauville Society and Danny Sheehy (near) beats Olly s Folly

Society springs shock in claimer

4.16PM

Sun 14th Apr 2019
Ferretti & Donnacha O'Brien beat Succeedandsurpass

O'Briens double up with Ferretti

3.55PM

Empire State beats Mistress Of Venice

State gets head in front

2.55PM

Fri 12th Apr 2019
Pont Aval and Patrick Mullins pull clear

Aval gains deserved success in finale

8.21PM

Bioverdia and Jamie Codd

Bioverdia blows away opposition on debut

7.54PM

Fly De Megaudais (no.14) and Darragh O'Keeffe jump into contention

Lucky 13 as Megaudais comes good

7.23PM

Maeve's Choice and Adam Short (right) get the last wrong

Choice collects despite mistake at last

7.06PM

Sole Pretender and Jack Kennedy

Big plans for Pretender after feature success

6.25PM

Cenotice and Sean Flanagan

Cenotice another easy winner at Ballinrobe

5.54PM

Bercasa and David Mullins

Bercasa cruises to victory in Ballinrobe opener

5.21PM

Fri 5th Apr 2019
Georgian Bay and Daire Davis

Bay scores again at Dundalk on first run for Coyle

7.09PM

Moments Linger beats Yesterdayoncemore

Moments makes all to open account

5.58PM

Sun 31st Mar 2019
Blackhillsofdakota and Tom Hamilton (near) beats Ebadali

Dakota overcomes greenness to land Listed prize

5.43PM

Goulane Chosen and Donie McInerney

Chosen just prevails in handicap thriller

5.09PM

Burrows Saint and Ruby Walsh (near) beats Robin Des Foret

Saint superior in Grade 3 feature

4.40PM

Veneziano Springs and Liam Gilligan (left) jump the last

Veneziano Springs back to winning ways

4.05PM

Emily Moon and Paddy Kennedy

Moon makes all to bounce back

3.38PM

Star Max holds off Lever Du Soleil and Foreign Secretary

Max proves tough in rated hurdle

2.53PM

Breaken and Paul Townend jump the last

Breaken impressive on Irish debut

2.15PM

Tue 26th Mar 2019
Conflated and Declan Lavery

Lavery shines on Conflated at Clonmel

5.39PM

Highest Benefit

Benefit comes good on 25th attempt

5.10PM

Acapella Bourgeois produces a fine leap

Acapella leads home Mullins clean sweep in Suir Valley

4.53PM

Littlestickarubarb and Brian Hayes

Rubarb proves sweet in beginners chase

4.22PM

Scotch Quay and Ricky Doyle

Quay comes good for Griffin and Doyle

3.49PM

Noureev flies the last under Mark Enright

Noureev heads on holidays after opening account

3.12PM

Annamix gets the last wrong as he wins from Raya Time

Annamix off mark as Townend hits 100

2.48PM

Sun 24th Mar 2019
Multifactorial

Multifactorial gives Elliott double at Downpatrick

6.00PM

Wargrave and Chris Hayes

Wargrave off the mark in style on return

5.44PM

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