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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Zalanga lands treble for Halford

Mon 27th Aug 2012, 21:36

Zalanga and Shane Foley secure a treble for Michael HalfordZalanga and Shane Foley secure a treble for Michael Halford
© Photo Healy Racing

Michael Halford completed a terrific evening in the concluding maiden at Dundalk as Zalanga landed a treble for the Kildare handler.

Shane Foley did the steering on the Aga Kha filly as she got off the mark in good style.

The daughter of Azamour was produced to lead a furlong from home and kept on strongly in the closing stages to record a two-and-a-half length success.

The winner had shown plenty of promise when third on her debut here before a disappointing effort at Leopardstown last time. She was sent off 10/1 on the back on that run.

"That was a reallly good race for here and I suppose it's because people have been frustrated with the ground with horses," said Halford.

"She had a lovely first run here and I don't know what happened at Leopardstown - I'll die not knowing.

"She just got lost around there and never got it together. If she hadn't run at Leopardstown I would have been more confident today.

"Shane gave her a brilliant ride. She's a filly that you have to let find her own pace and take your time. He rode her with great confidence.

"We'll see what the handicapper does. She'll want fast ground or this surface. She's a filly I think has plenty of improvement as she's big and scopey."

Halford had teamed up earlier with Conor Hoban for the victories of Grand Heiress and Russian Soul

1st
10/1
Tote €16.20 €2.50
2nd
2.5L
14/1
€4.00
3rd
2.25L
3/1
€2.10
4th
0.5L
5/1
bf
hd
2/1Fav
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.