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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Captain claims Birdcatcher in style

Sun 19th Oct 2014, 15:06

Captain My Captain quickens away from his fieldCaptain My Captain quickens away from his field
© Photo Healy Racing

The John Murphy-trained Captain My Captain ran out a comprehensive winner of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Nursery at Naas this afternoon.

The €40,000 contest looked a wide open affair but the 13/2 favourite blew away his opposition over the straight six.

Shane Foley produced his mount to lead over a furlong out and he quickened away smartly to post a three-and-a-half length winning margin over Cleveland Street

“He's a lovely big horse and was unlucky in the Curragh when he was drawn very wide,” said Murphy.

“He loves good ground and we were a bit worried that it might be a bit dead.

“He should excel over seven or a mile next year and will maybe even get further. He's a real nice horse and has always worked like it.

“Our two-year-olds have been very backward this year and that's my first two-year-old winner.

“There was talk of the Killavullan this morning and we are dying to try him over seven. The further he goes the better. He has a good cruising speed and loves his job.”

1st
13/2Fav
Tote €5.90 €1.40
2nd
3.5L
25/1
€5.90
3rd
1.75L
10/1
€3.70
4th
hd
11/1
€3.10
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.