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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Flanagan doubles up with Mackenzie

Sat 2nd Jun 2018, 19:48

Ingleby Mackenzie and Sean FlanaganIngleby Mackenzie and Sean Flanagan
© Photo Healy Racing

Eoin Doyle, so often the man to follow at Tramore, sent out another winner at the south-east track when Ingleby Mackenzie ran out a game victor in the two-mile handicap hurdle.

The 13/8 favourite was produced to lead at the second last by Sean Flanagan, who was completing a double on the card. Island Villa soon threw down a strong challenge on his outer but Ingleby Mackenzie found plenty on the run-in to record a half-length success.

The winner had been runner-up on his last outing at Wexford having previously been fifth on his return from a break at Down Royal earlier in May.

Flanagan said: "Things didn't go his way in Down Royal, he got bashed about a little bit. I think he might have thought about it a little bit in Wexford.

"Things went his way today. They didn't go mad quick early, it took me a while to get him settled, but he has gone away and done it well enough in the end. He deserved that."

(Quotes by Donal Murphy)

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.