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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 5th Jul 2019
Roi De Dubai

Dubai does the business for McConnell

8.24PM

Plan Of Attack wins from Smitty Bacall

Attack set for break after chase win

7.38PM

Sweetest Taboo holds Associate Rock

Sweetest clings on for McCreery & Crosse

7.19PM

Poker D'ainay and Paul Townend

Poker puts his head in front

6.28PM

Yuften scores under Andrew Slattery

Yuften strikes in another claimer

6.07PM

Lowtown Charlie and Donie McInerney

Charlie makes perfect start over timber

6.05PM

Marchons Ensemble

Marchons claims opener at Bellewstown

5.32PM

Thu 4th Jul 2019
Lady Scathach (nearest) gets the better of Passing Trade

Lady lunges late to land Fillies Handicap

7.54PM

Tritonix holds on under Rory Cleary

Tritonix gets photo verdict this time

6.55PM

Sat 29th Jun 2019
Shakespear'sgalley & Donnacha O'Brien (blue cap) win from Legal Spin

Joseph O'Brien lands treble with Galley

6.28PM

Sovereign

Sovereign springs 33/1 shock in Irish Derby

6.13PM

Siskin so good in Railway

5.20PM

Basic Law and Colin Keane prevail

Lyons & Keane land brace with Law

4.26PM

Buckhurst leads them home under Wayne Lordan

Joseph O'Brien doubles up with Buckhurst

3.56PM

Insignia Of Rank (orange) comes to pip Old Glory (far)

Celebration for Murphy & Carroll as Rank lunges late

3.23PM

Speak In Colours (red colours) gets home in front

Colours back in winners enclosure in Dash

2.43PM

Buffer Zone and Colin Keane (far side) beat Twenty Minutes (near)

Zone strikes on first run for Lyons

2.07PM

Thu 27th Jun 2019
Leo De Fury and Shane Foley

Harrington & Foley double up with Leo

9.12PM

Trossachs and Gavin Ryan

Bolger and Ryan strike again in Apprentice Derby

8.50PM

El Astronaute and Jason Hart

Astronaute burns off Rockingham rivals

8.21PM

Kattani and Oisin Orr

Kattani gets it right in style

7.40PM

War Diary and Niall McCullagh beat Sea The Lion

War too strong for hat-trick seeking Lion

7.16PM

Armory and Donnacha O Brien (right) score in style

Armory shows impressive turn of foot to settle matters

6.43PM

Sat 22nd Jun 2019
Shared Ambition and Robbie Colgan beat Wildewood

Big Ambitions for Murphy's charge after maiden win

5.44PM

Camphor strides clear to give Shane Foley a treble

Treble for Foley as Camphor impresses

4.35PM

Dadoozdart (right) gets the better of King's Vow

Dart digs deep to land Derby prize

4.02PM

Very Smart gets up from Canford Art

Smart strikes again at Down Royal

3.19PM

Tide Of Time leads them home

Four-in-a-row for Lynam as Tide comes in

2.36PM

Invincible Diva too strong for St George's Head

Diva does the business in Down Royal opener

2.04PM

Fri 7th Jun 2019
Winner for Willie McCreery

Boost claims nice pot on first handicap run

8.43PM

Micro Manage and Donnacha O'Brien

Micro destroys handicap rivals on return to action

7.01PM

Mon 3rd Jun 2019
Finding Nero and Colin Keane (centre) beats Olympic Honour (right) and Red Sole Diva (left)

Keane shines on Nero

4.26PM

Gatsby Cap and Andrew Slattery (nearest) get up late to beat Zayriyan

Cap collects with late charge

3.20PM

Sat 1st Jun 2019
Nickajack Cave and Colin Keane (right) beat Pensylvania Avenue

Cave collects in Navan feature

3.05PM

Takeachancejimmy and Robbie Colgan

Jimmy Takes his Chance in Navan sprint

1.21PM

Fri 31st May 2019
Rocket Lad and Ruth Dudfield

Rocket too hot for rivals in bumper

9.01PM

Latoyah Of North

Latoyah gets deserved victory in North

9.00PM

Colenso and Danny Mullins (near) jump the last with One In All In with Buttons And Bows close behind

Colenso cheered to the rafters after hat-trick win

8.41PM

A Wave Of The Sea and Shane Crosse

Shane joins Nathan as Crosse brothers double up

8.23PM

Rathnaleen Tou and Eamonn Corbett (centre red and white) chase Pakie's Dream over the last

Tou times it well for Corbett

7.39PM

Shakespear'sgalley and Shane Crosse

Galley gets going in straight to land spoils

7.19PM

Canadian Steel and Jody McGarvey jump the last

Steel strikes again for Kelly

6.24PM

Black Martini beats Inflorescence

Martini shakes them up

6.16PM

Megalomaniac and Sean Flanagan (near) jump the last to win from Knock On Steel

Megalomaniac makes perfect start over fences

6.00PM

Isabeau and Leigh Roche take the opener

Isabeau shows plenty of pace on debut

5.50PM

Thu 23rd May 2019
Winner for Declan Queally

Solas improves again to take winners bumper

8.40PM

Ask And Answer and Paul Townend (nearest)

Ask has Answers as Townend doubles up

8.23PM

Stacks Mountain and Davy Russell

Stacks strikes with easy win on return

7.35PM

Humm Baby and Paul Townend fly the last

Baby back with another win for Hourigan

7.12PM

Dolly Dancer and Brian Hayes

Dolly also does it from front

6.33PM

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