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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Slevin makes cross country flight to score on Link

Fri 21st Jul 2023, 17:36

Jinxs Link and JJ Slevin Jinxs Link and JJ Slevin
© Photo Healy Racing

JJ Slevin made the long trip up from Killarney worthwhile when partnering Jinxs Link to victory in the first division of the Massey Ferguson Johnston Farm Equipment Longford Handicap Hurdle at Kilbeggan.

The Michael Rice-trained gelding was held up in the two-mile-two contest before making ground up on the outer after the second last.

He hit the front over the final flight and stayed on well on the run-in to post comprehensive five-length win over Maggie Walsh

“He settled well, I was just afraid of the ground because he was running on good ground,” said Rice.

“He ran a blinder on the Flat at Dundalk last time, giving a lot of weight away.

“Dillon (Maxwell) rode him in Ballinrobe and just could not get him back. He had his race run turning in but he still ran on to finish third, which was a good run.

“He was unfortunate in Downpatrick, he bunny hopped the last and hung badly. He was a bit sore the next morning so he must have been feeling something. We put it down to that anyway.

“He might win another one of them and he has a good Flat handicap mark.”

Slevin had arrived in a helicopter from the Kerry venue.

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.