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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Chap makes it two wins in four days

Fri 19th Apr 2024, 18:35

Cheerful Chap and Simon Torrens (left) win from Kings Hill Cheerful Chap and Simon Torrens (left) win from Kings Hill
© Photo Healy Racing

Cheerful Chap dug deep to repel the late challenge of Kings Hill and secure a follow up win at Ballinrobe tonight.

Philip Rothwell 's charge had scored at Naas on Tuesday and went to post 2/1 favourite to strike again in the two-mile-one handicap hurdle tonight under a 7lb penalty.

Simon Torrens bounced out in front on the Pour Moi gelding and he asked his mount to go for home after a slightly untidy leap at the last.

Kings Hill threw down a strong challenge in the straight but the line came in time for Cheerful Chap as he held on for a head victory.

Torrens said:- "Philip said he'd come out of Naas fresh and well in himself. He told me to bounce out in front and see what happened.

"He'd a right old look around, especially in the home straight, but that seems to be him.

"I knew he'd stay well and the ground's not too bad out there so I went a good enough gallop from flag-fall. That probably isn't a straightforward thing to do on the likes of him but I'm delighted he held on."

(Quotes by Mark Nunan)

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.