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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.
Thu 25th Oct 2018
Constantinople and Donnacha O'Brien go clear

Constantinople destroys rivals

2.55PM

Mona Lisa's Smile and Wayne Lordan

Mona smiling after winning opener at Thurles

2.25PM

Sun 21st Oct 2018
Sarrocchi and Seamie Heffernan

Sarrocchi signs off in style

4.09PM

Rainbow Moonstone

Moonstone appreciates drop in trip to open account

2.29PM

Sat 13th Oct 2018
Toor General and Davy Russell, right, got up to share a dead heat with Mandarin Monarch and Dillon Maxwell

Monarch and General share the spoils

4.49PM

Jan Maat in action

Maat too strong for hotpot Soon

4.08PM

Wed 10th Oct 2018
Fuwairt (blue) scores under Kevin Manning

Fuwairt gets his head in front to give Cromwell brace

5.21PM

Stormy Air (centre) scores under Killian Hennessy

Stormy claims back-to-back Cork wins

4.53PM

King's Field and Donnacha O'Brien beat Encantador

Joseph O'Brien claims double with Field

4.37PM

Innamorare and Chris Hayes (red & white) win from Waitaki (left)

Cromwell aiming high with Innamorare after Cork win

3.55PM

Ship Of Dreams and Wayne Lordan

Dreams gets deserved Listed win

3.22PM

Credenza and Seamus Heffernan (left) beat Facethepuckout

Heffernan doubles up on Credenza

2.55PM

Coral Beach and Seamus Heffernan strike the front

Beach comes good under Heffernan

2.29PM

Fri 5th Oct 2018
No Needs Never and Seamie Heffernan

Never too strong for Glory in Star Appeal

7.51PM

Dubai Rainbow and Robbie Downey

Rainbow shines at right time for Lynam

6.58PM

Wed 3rd Oct 2018
Winner for Gary Halpin

Peter swoops late for follow-up win

5.35PM

True Self clear of her rivals

True Self opens Flat account in style

5.08PM

Stormy Air and Seamus Heffernan (left) win from Bercasa (right)

Heffernan doubles up on Stormy

4.29PM

Snowflakes grabs Minnie Haha close home

Snowflakes lunges late for important win

4.05PM

Shore Step and Shane Foley (green) lead them home

Quick double for Murtagh as Step battles back

3.36PM

So Familiar and Denis Linehan in control

Familiar gains her win in style

3.02PM

Mary Salome beats That's Not Me

Freddy Tylicki off the mark as an owner

2.45PM

Thu 27th Sep 2018
Shanklys Dawn and Adam Short (left) win from Gunfire Reef

Short completes quick double on Dawn

5.53PM

Justmemyselfandi (left) chases Major Destination

Justmemyselfandi rallies well for victory

5.19PM

Select Opportunity (nearest) too strong for Redwood Boy

Select strikes for Cawley

4.49PM

Georges Conn (left) is tackled by Ballybrowney Jack

Conn comes good for Ryan

4.16PM

Lake Takapuna (right) and Eight Till Late jump the last together

Lake bounces back to form

3.35PM

Thecraicisninety and Mark Walsh

Craic opens chase account in style

2.54PM

Moonlight Escape

Escape makes it third time lucky over fences

2.32PM

Fri 21st Sep 2018
My Lark and Alan Persse (right)

Money talks for My Lark

6.48PM

Bittersweet

Bittersweet victory for McGuinness

6.20PM

Thu 20th Sep 2018
Kerry Star and Patrick Mullins hold off Vic's Little Miss

Kerry holds on to land bumper for Mullins'

7.18PM

Fred The Foot & Donie McInerney (centre) win from The Ballyboys (nearest) and Na Trachtalai Abu (hidden)

Foot follows up with brave success

7.05PM

Brex Drago and Brien Kane survive a bad mistake at the last

Drago completes quick hat-trick

6.22PM

Double for Darragh O'Keeffe

O'Keeffe grabs quick double on 20/1 shot Nellie

6.11PM

The Princetonian and Darragh O'Keeffe

Well-bred Princetonian gets valuable brackets

5.29PM

Rain In Spain and Ricky Doyle in front

Rain on top in driving finish

4.45PM

Featherinyourcap and Jody McGarvey

Well-backed Feather lands Clonmel opener

4.11PM

Wed 19th Sep 2018
Old Glory & Donnacha O'Brien beat Erich Bloch

Sale topper makes perfect start on racecourse

7.25PM

Nikeandnemesis gets up under Nathan Crosse

Nike swoops to victory

6.56PM

Egrecio stumbles as Power Of Now heads Dumouriez

Power on top as Egrecio lucky not to fall

6.29PM

Yolo Again (left) just beats So Familiar

Yolo strikes Again by holding off Familiar foe

5.53PM

All The King's Men strides clear

King makes breakthrough in style

5.25PM

Fox Hill (nearest) grabs Chernish

Hill lunges late to spring shock

4.56PM

Eclipse Storm (right) holds off Empire State

Hayes doubles up on Stack newcomer Storm

4.26PM

Chestnut Express

Express continues on an upward curve with win

3.51PM

Sun 16th Sep 2018
Hamley and Ben Coen

Hamley sparks celebrations in finale

6.24PM

Barbill (green & yellow) grabs the big money

Barbill on top as raiders dominate in Sales race

5.55PM

Flag Of Honour

Flag completes Leger double for Ballydoyle

5.36PM

Quorto

Quorto makes it three from three in National

4.54PM

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