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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Pointview springs hunter shock

Thu 17th Mar 2016, 17:36

Anthony FoxAnthony Fox
© Photo Healy Racing

Pointview Gale sprang a 20/1 shock when running out a convincing winner of the Daily Mirror Hunters Chase at Down Royal.

Liam Lennon 's charge, a maiden in point-to-points, settled behind the leaders in the two-and-a-half mile contest before moving up to challenge five from home.

Anthony Fox sent his mount on after the second last and he galloped on strongly in the closing stages to beat Goldmineinthesky by four lengths. Miracle At Medinah sent off the 15/8 favourite trailed in last of the five runners.

Lennon said: "It wasn't a surprise to me. He had a couple of good runs but he's had niggly problems with shins and the like. We never got a true run with him until six weeks ago.

"James Smyth did all his schooling before he retired and he worked him at the weekend and said he would go well."

Owner Patrick Heaney is from Newry, Co Down.

It was Anthony Fox's first winner since reverting back to amateur status.

(Quotes by Michael Graham)

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.