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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Pat back on form for Love

Fri 15th May 2015, 19:05

Lucky Pat is greeted on his returnLucky Pat is greeted on his return
© Photo Healy Racing

Lucky Pat bounced back to form with a cosy win in the two-mile handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan.

Davy Russell gave the Dot Love-trained gelding a confident ride as he travelled well to lead before the second last.

The 4/1 favourite kept on well in the closing stages to post a length-and-a-quarter success over Catimini

The winner had been last of six on his return to action at Wexford a month ago but Love revealed afterwards:-

"He did it with ease. He had a run a little while ago but it was his first run since a wind op and he wasn't sure of himself.

"He's gotten more and more confident and today was his day. He's a lovely horse - so honest and tries so hard.

"He has done well around here. He's a very nimble horse. We'll keep going over hurdles with him and hopefully go back to Galway."

Lucky Pat won his maiden hurdle here last August having landed a bumper at Galway a week previously.

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.