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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Walsh gets his Way on Pilgrim

Sat 26th Sep 2015, 15:45

Pilgrim Way and Mark WalshPilgrim Way and Mark Walsh
© Photo Healy Racing

Mark Walsh gave Pilgrim Way a confident ride to claim the N.I. Childrens Hospice Handicap Hurdle at Navan.

Walsh sat in behind the leaders on the 12/1 shot before making ground up turning for home.

The Kalanisi gelding travelled well to challenge at the second last and picked up strongly on the run-in to get the better of Cloudy Morning

Mark Cahill 's charge went on to post a three-and-a-half length success. Perrie Hill stayed on late to pip Cloudy Morning for the runner-up spot.

It was a first winner 'track' since April 2013 for the Carrick-On-Suir handler who had tasted his first racecourse success then with Garron Crest.

"He's just a four-year-old and was very babyish but is just coming to himself now," said Cahill.

"We'll find something similar and he wants good ground. I'd say he'll get a break for the winter."

(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.