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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Capture collects for Mangan and O'Keeffe

Thu 19th Nov 2020, 15:43

Capture The Action and Sean O'Keeffe (far) jump the last with Caridadi (near)  Capture The Action and Sean O'Keeffe (far) jump the last with Caridadi (near)
© Photo Healy Racing

Capture The Action stayed on gamely in the closing stages to land the spoils in the Holycross Handicap Hurdle at Thurles.

Jimmy Mangan 's charge came to fight it out with Caridadi after the second last where Gondor had crashed out in front.

Capture The Action gained the advantage with a good jump at the final flight and went on to record a three-and-a-quarter length win under Sean O'Keeffe.

Well backed 9/2 favourite Satin Sun (12/1 this morning) finished off well to grab the runner-up spot at the line.

Capture The Action went to post a 9/1 shot. She had won at Gowran early last month but had finished mid-division on her two most recent outings.

"She usually doesn't handle that ground but he kept her good and wide early on and it paid dividends when he went for her,” said Mangan.

"She jumped great for him and he gets on great with her.

"I thought when she went out of the 0-95 bracket she would be labouring but I'm delighted.

"She won a point to point so there is a chance she will jump fences around Tramore or some place easy."

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)

1st
9/1
Tote €8.50 €3.00
2nd
3.25L
9/2Fav
€1.50
3rd
hd
14/1
€5.50
4th
1.75L
22/1
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.