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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Snow gets his head in front

Sun 1st Mar 2020, 15:04

Jon Snow leads them for home in the secondJon Snow leads them for home in the second
© Photo Healy Racing

Front running tactics again reaped rewards at Leopardstown when Jon Snow gained a deserved success in the Donohoe Marquees Maiden Hurdle.

The five-year-old had been placed three times since joining Willie Mullins and made the breakthrough in this afternoon's two-mile-two contest.

Paul Townend was soon in front on the 6/4 favourite and he responded well when asked for an effort turning for home.

There was a long run to the line, with the last omitted due to the sun, but the French-bred stuck on well to keep market rival Fakiera at bay by a length-and-a-quarter.

Mullins said:- “I was hoping he would have won a race before now. We’ll probably look at Fairyhouse for him.

“Paul thought he handled the ground well and I was surprised how well he handled it.”

Regarding work after racing he added:- “I’ll see what the ground is like here today and we might bring a few up to jump fences tomorrow.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
6/4Fav
Tote €2.40 €1.02
2nd
1.25L
7/4
€1.10
3rd
2.75L
12/1
€3.80
4th
3.25L
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.