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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Barron shines on debutante Lady

Sat 16th Mar 2024, 17:45

Jockey Ray Barron Jockey Ray Barron
© Photo Healy Racing

Ray Barron gave Lady Of The Locke a fine front-running ride to land the concluding four-year-old bumper at Thurles this afternoon.

Barron bounced out and set the fractions on the Churchill filly and had a five-length advantage along the top bend on Charles Byrnes' charge. The Lookout Man tried to throw down a challenge in the straight but Lady Of The Locke found plenty in the closing stages to record a four length victory at odds of 11/1.

The Flat-bred filly is a half-sister to Listed winner Canary Row and had gone through the ring as a yearling for €45,000.

Byrnes said:- “She finished third in a schooling race here about ten days ago.

“We were expecting a good run but naturally we didn’t think we’d beat the favourite.

“She was bought to do something on the Flat and she handles the ground. Hopefully she’ll jump a hurdle.

“She might go for a mares’ bumper.”

4/11 favourite Colcannon could only finish third after coming off the bridle early in the straight.

(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.