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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Mallards takes Flight under Carberry

Thu 2nd Apr 2015, 19:31

Mallards In Flight and Paul CarberryMallards In Flight and Paul Carberry
© Photo Healy Racing

The first two home were well-backed in the two-and-a-half mile handicap chase at Clonmel this evening and Mallards In Flight proved strongest in the finish to beat Five O'clock Tea

Mallards In Flight was returning to handicap company having unseated in a Grade 2 novice last time.

Gavin Cromwell 's charge was backed from 10/1 this morning into 9/2 and eventually went off an 11/2 shot on course.

She was delivered to lead going to the second last by Paul Carberry and produced fine leaps over the final two fences.

10/3 favourite Five O'clock Tea (13/2 this morning) gave chase going to the last but could only get within a length-and-a-half of the winner.

"We ran her in a Grade 2 at Limerick hoping to get black-type but she unseated when she may have finished third," said Cromwell.

"For a mare, she is as genuine as they come and, if she comes out of this ok, will run at Fairyhouse over 2m6f on Monday."

(Additional reporting by Thomas 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.