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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Conron collects in finale

Thu 18th Apr 2019, 20:04

Conron goes clear under Shane Foley in the lastConron goes clear under Shane Foley in the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Conron powered clear inside the final furlong to run out a convincing winner of the concluding two-mile handicap at Clonmel this evening.

The top-weight was settled in behind the leaders by Shane Foley before taking closer order turning for home.

Jessica Harrington 's charge was driven into the lead two furlongs from home and asserted in the closing stages to record a four-and-three-quarter length victory.

The 13/2 winner was last seen finishing fifth behind champion hurdler Espoir D'allen over hurdles at Naas in November.

He was racing today off a 31lb higher mark than when last seen on the Flat at Killarney last August.

Harrington said:- "We had to get a handicap mark last year when he was rated 34 and we were struggling to get him into a race so we ran him in a conditions race before going back over hurdles.

"He likes an ease in the ground and while he isn't so much a summer horse, he likes nice ground and we'll have fun with him through the summer. He'll go to Punchestown now for a hurdle. "

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)

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.