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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Tomcoole gets off mark in style

Mon 26th Oct 2015, 15:32

Niall 'Slippers' MaddenNiall 'Slippers' Madden
© Photo Healy Racing

Long standing maiden Tomcoole Lad make the breakthrough in serious style when running out a facile winner of the Corrib Food Products Handicap Chase at Galway.

Lar Byrne 's charge had run 37 times previously with 18 starts in point-to-points and 19 'on the track'.

The 11-year-old travelled well into contention today in the 2m6f contest and hit the front at the final fence.

He pulled clear turning for home, under a motionless 'Slippers' Madden, and was eased down at the line to score by eight lengths from Magical Mother

The 10/1 winner had previously been placed four times over fences, all at Tramore, including last time out. He was running off a lowly mark of 75.

The winner owner/breeder Donal Doyle is from Barntown in County Wexford.

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.