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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Romann swoops late to land finale

Fri 8th Jan 2021, 19:51

Romann and Conor Hoban (2nd right) break from the stalls Romann and Conor Hoban (2nd right) break from the stalls
© Photo Healy Racing

Romann swooped late to land the finale for Pat Flynn and Conor Hoban at Dundalk this evening.

Chris Hayes made a bold bid on front-runner Ballycaines as he sought a treble on the night in the second division of the ten furlong handicap.

The leader had a couple of lengths advantage passing the two pole but couldn't hold the late charge of Romann.

Hoban got a good tune from the Holy Roman Emperor gelding as he got up in the closing stages for a length victory at odds of 4/1.

The winner had won over course and distance in November and was fourth nine days later.

 Hoban said:- “He did it quite well and the race worked out lovely. He got a good tow into it and from a furlong and a half out I always felt like I was going to get there.

 

“It’s great to get a first winner in 2021 and especially for Pat. After ending 2020 on a high we’ve made a good start to the new year.”

(Quotes 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.