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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Digby digs deep to get off the mark

Mon 21st Oct 2024, 15:59

Thrifty Of Digby and Shane Foley assert late onThrifty Of Digby and Shane Foley assert late on
© Photo Healy Racing

Thrifty Of Digby produced a game front-running performance to gain a deserved success in the three-year-old handicap at Gowran Park.

The Jessica Harrington-trained filly had been knocking on the door and was fitted with cheekpieces this afternoon.

Shane Foley bounced out in front on the 9/1 shot and she was strongly pressed by the well-backed 4/1 favourite Goldrush Kid passing the two furlong pole.

The daughter of Profitable dug deep and fought off her rival in the closing stages to post a length-and-a-quarter win.

Harrington said:- “She’s had no luck all year and a horse went down beside her in the stalls at Sligo which frightened her.

“Today we got everything right which is great.

“I thought she wanted quick ground and she handled that great, so what do we know!”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
9/1
Tote €10.00 €2.10
2nd
1.25L
4/1JFav
€1.50
3rd
0.5L
6/1
€3.00
4th
1.75L
18/1
bf
1.25L
4/1JFav
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.