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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

McCoy leaves Fairyhouse with a winner

Wed 27th Feb 2013, 16:10

Tony McCoyTony McCoy
© Photo Healy Racing

Tony McCoy's trip to Fairyhouse reaped rewards when Western Man ran out a cosy winner of the two-and-a-half mile handicap hurdle on the card.

McCoy had three booked rides today but had to wait to the last of those before tasting success at the County Meath track. Alderimli blazed a trail in the race but Ronnie O'Leary's charge moved through to give chase from the fourth last having been settled mid-division early.

The 7/4 favourite was asked for an effort going to the second last and soon tackled the front-runner after the flight.

He was starting to assert when that rival made a mistake at the final obstacle. Indubitably came through to fill the runner-up spot but never looked like pegging back the winner and McCoy could afford a peak behind in the closing stages as his mount recorded a cosy two-and-a-quarter length win.

The winner was gaining a deserved success having been runner-up on his previous two starts.

“He's got his head in front at last and I'm delighted with that,” said O'Leary.

“He jumps well and we'll try to find another one like that.”

(Additional reporting by Alan Magee)

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.