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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 27th Sep 2018

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 completes Leger double for Ballydoyle

5.36PM

Quorto

Quorto makes it three from three in National

4.54PM

Skitter Scatter (far left) beats Lady Kaya (right)

Scatter takes Group 1 glory in Moyglare

4.19PM

Havana Grey leads them home

Burke in dreamland after Grey gives him another Group 1

3.39PM

Eziyra leads home Who's Steph and I'm So Fancy

Eziyra has Canadian target after Group 2 success

3.03PM

Soffia comes out on top under Danny Sheehy

Soffia pays for the drinks in the opener

2.24PM

Kew Gardens

Gardens may not go staying route

12.17PM

Sat 15th Sep 2018

Queens Boulevard

Boulevard upstages odds-on stable-mate in bumper

6.57PM

Limini (nearest) gets the better of Law Girl

Limini edges out Law Girl as Mullins saddles one-two

4.34PM

Fri 14th Sep 2018

Stephen Thorne (crouching far left) with the Shamrock Thoroughbred owners after Master Speaker's win at Dundalk

McGuinness yard hoping to strike it rich with bargain buys

11.25AM

Thu 13th Sep 2018

Vent De La Cote

25/1 shot Vent gives McManus late brace

6.32PM

Ballyoisin and Darragh O'Keeffe

O'Keeffe shines as Ballyoisin lands big pot over timber

5.54PM

Orion d'Aubrelle

Mullins doubles up with Orion

5.44PM

Exchange Rate (left) tackles Backsheesh

Rate runs out effortless winner

4.52PM

Mr Everest and Robbie Colgan

Everest comes out on top

4.24PM

Quinns Red Rose

Rose blooms for O'Callaghan and American visitors

3.40PM

Shifted Strategy sees off Dharma Rain

Lucky 13 for Stack's Strategy

3.00PM

Arcturus (rail) challenges with Refulgence Star (centre) & Sacchoandvanzetti (nearest) as Zeb Spirit gets squeezed up

Arcturus takes brave route to land opener

2.30PM

Sat 8th Sep 2018

Alan Persse

Persse swoops late and wide on Aibell

4.33PM

Battle Of Jericho and Seamie Heffernan (left) beat Gordon Lord Byron

Jericho wins tight Battle with Byron

2.55PM

Thu 30th Aug 2018

The Big Lense jumps the last under Barry Geraghty

Lense gets job done to complete Elliott double

7.02PM

Demi Plie and Jody McGarvey

Plie springs shock on return

6.01PM

Sat 25th Aug 2018

Gopsies Daughter and Killian Leonard (nearest) race up the rail to win

Gopsies wins fourth of season

5.01PM

Lord Rapscallion and Denis Lenihan

Rapscallion off the mark back over six

3.13PM

Thu 23rd Aug 2018

Cap D'Aubois and Ruby Walsh

Mullins doubles up with Cap

8.21PM

Theatre Dreams and Rachael Blackmore

Dreams scores again for de Bromhead & Blackmore

7.53PM

Act In Time and Mark Walsh

Time proves game to claim handicap win

7.28PM

Wicklow Brave and Patrick Mullins

Another cake walk for Brave

6.56PM

Rockabill and Shane Cross (nearest) beat For Pleasure

Crosse on the mark again with Rockabill

6.16PM

Brazos and Daniel Redmond hold off Exchange Rate

Brazos back to form at Killarney

6.06PM

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