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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Beleaguerment prevails in tight finish

Wed 23rd Mar 2022, 20:07

Beleaguerment (orange) just holds Teddy Boy with Brokers Tip thirdBeleaguerment (orange) just holds Teddy Boy with Brokers Tip third
© Photo Healy Racing

James McAuley's Beleaguerment just prevailed in a tight finish to the six furlong handicap at Dundalk tonight. Brokers Tip made a bold bid from the front in the race but was collared late on by Beleaguerment and Shane Foley.

The eventual winner (15/2) was joined passing the line by Teddy Boy however, and only had a nose to spare in a photo.

Beleaguerment was recording his second win since joining McAuley having also won over course and distance in October.

McAuley said: "Shane hasn't been riding him the last five or six times and he does get on particularly well with him. He has been unlucky and running into traffic.

"I was away in Vegas and only got back at 7 this morning, I think I'm heading for being up 36 hours!

"Before we got him, he was better on turf and will go back on it for his grade. He generally runs his race and to be fair to him he is fairly consistent.”

(Quotes by Michael Graham)

1st
15/2
Tote €9.35 €2.64
2nd
nose
11/1
€3.30
3rd
0.5L
13/2
€3.08
4th
0.5L
50/1
bf
1.5L
10/3Fav
About 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.