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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

West swoops late to land spoils

Thu 7th Apr 2022, 14:26

Toofareastiswest (nearest) gives chase to Coconut TudorToofareastiswest (nearest) gives chase to Coconut Tudor
© Photo Healy Racing

Toofareastiswest lunged late to land the spoils in the Locke Burger Maiden Hurdle at Limerick.

The Eoghan O'Grady-trained gelding had pulled up on his last outing on soft ground at Thurles but was well supported today from 16/1 into 9/2.

Shane Fitzgerald settled his mount mid-division in the two-mile-five contest before asking him to take closer order after the third last flight.

He was rowing along in fourth turning for home but the Shirocco gelding stayed on into second over the last and chased down Coconut Tudor on the run-in to secure a neck success.

"He had a couple of good runs and was second at Clonmel last year. Better ground seemed to suit him better than when pulling up the last day,” said O'Grady.

"We'll keep him going for the summer and he'll go over fences sooner rather than later.

"A group of lads from East Kerry football own him."

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)

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.