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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Baily denies Domination in thriller

Sat 1st Sep 2012, 17:18

Baily Green leads over the final flight ahead of Domination (red)Baily Green leads over the final flight ahead of Domination (red)
© Photo Healy Racing

Baily Green just denied the well-backed Domination to land the spoils in the KWD Handicap Hurdle at Killarney.

The race developed into a driving finish between the pair in the closing stages with just a nose seperating them at the line. Norther Bay made a bold bid from the front in the 2m1f contest which had a nice pot of €27,500.

He was strongly pressed by Baily Green at the second last and gave way at the final flight to David Casey's mount.

Domination, who had settled mid-division, made headway two out and was ridden into a close third at the last.

The favourite, backed from 4/1 into 11/4 on course, stayed on to challenge on the run-in but just failed by the narrowest of margins to peg back the Mouse Morris-trained Baily Green.

The winner was completing a four-timer, having recorded a hat-trick over fences this summer.

"He's a great jumper over fences and I wasn't sure if he would be as good over hurdles but his jumping was a big help," said Casey afterwards.

"He's definately improving and the ground drying out was a big plus.

"Mouse wasn't sure if he was going to run a few days ago because of the ground but he was so fresh at home he decided he had to get him out."

(On course reporting by Alan Magee)

1st
12/1
Tote €12.50 €4.90
2nd
nose
11/4Fav
€1.80
3rd
1.5L
8/1
€3.20
4th
shd
33/1
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.