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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Scotia lands the odds for O'Callaghan

Wed 14th Dec 2022, 15:47

King Of Scotia and Colin Keane King Of Scotia and Colin Keane
© Photo Healy Racing

King Of Scotia asserted in the closing stages to open his account in the Irish Stallions Farms EBF Maiden at Dundalk.

Michael O'Callaghan 's charge, last seen running in Group 3 company at Leopardstown, was sent to post a 4/7 shot dropping back into a maiden in the seven furlong contest.

Colin Keane, notching a quick double, gave his mount a confident ride as he tracked the leaders and made smooth progress in the straight.

The Kessaar gelding was asked for an effort going to the furlong pole and got his head in front inside the final furlong.

He still looked a touch green in front but was always in control from there on as he posted a length-and-a-half win over Shanadar

O'Callaghan said: "Bit disappointed it took us this long to win with this lad. My own fault probably running him in the Killavullan.

“We think he is kind of a nice horse and the ground went soft and we let him take his chance. He wants a sound surface like that.

"Colin was delighted with him today and said he has a lot of natural pace and he just wants to please you. He has a great attitude and he can see him mixing it up next year. He thinks he could be a stakes horse as he matures. We kind of always thought that at home.

"He was a big, muscular, gross horse and it (gelding) really helped him. He has tightened up."

(Quotes by Michael Graham)

1st
4/7Fav
Tote €1.60 €1.10
2nd
1.5L
5/1
€1.20
3rd
nk
6/1
€2.00
4th
1.25L
11/1
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.