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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Bargain buy Walk grabs third win

Wed 17th Aug 2022, 18:27

Willyouwalkwithme leads Mary Meehan over the lastWillyouwalkwithme leads Mary Meehan over the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Harry Smyth's Willyouwalkwithme stuck on gamely in the closing stages to land the spoils in the Aidan Moffitt Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Sligo.

Denis O'Regan produced his mount to lead turning for home in the two-mile-one contest and he had a willing partner when asking the Morozov gelding for an effort from the last flight.

The 8/1 shot pulled out plenty on the run-in to record a length-and-a-quarter success over Mary Meehan

It was a this career success for the seven-year-old, with the previous two coming at Downpatrick.

Smyth said: "I gave him a good shout because the likes of here suits him with the uphill finish.

"That's his third win and he's only a three thousand pound horse.

"He'll jump a fence but not for a while as he's still only seven. He doesn't run that often and we give him a bit of time between his races."

(Quotes by Mark Nunan)

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.