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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Jewel holds on to double up at Curragh

Sun 11th Jun 2017, 15:40

Rattling Jewel holds on from Enter The RedRattling Jewel holds on from Enter The Red
© Photo Healy Racing

Rattling Jewel defied a stone hike for his victory at the course last time when getting home in a tight finish to the TRM Supporting Global Champions Handicap at the Currragh.

Nicole McKenna 's charge was soon prominent in a strongly run five furlong contest and the 7/2 joint favourite was in the lead passing the two pole. Enter The Red threw down a strong challenge inside the final furlong but Rattling Jewel responded well for Wayne Lordan and held that rival at bay by a diminishing short-head at the line.

“He just got there by the look of it. He seems to love it here. He's a nice one to have and the boys are getting plenty of craic out of him,” said McKenna.

“We'll maybe come back for the Rockingham, he would be entitled to take his chance in it.

“He was punished a bit for the last day, and he was a bit hard on him, but he has come out and done it again so it hasn't fazed him too much.

“The ground is key to him. He'd go on good or good to soft but I wouldn't want it too firm for him.

“He loves straight tracks and this isn't a bad place to love!”

1st
7/2JFav
Tote €4.10 €1.60
2nd
shd
10/1
€2.70
3rd
3.25L
12/1
€3.80
4th
2.5L
20/1
bf
shd
7/2JFav
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.