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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Havoc strikes again for Harrington

Tue 23rd Apr 2024, 17:03

Norwalk Havoc and Shane Foley (white face) beat Shelaka (left)Norwalk Havoc and Shane Foley (white face) beat Shelaka (left)
© Photo Healy Racing

Norwalk Havoc made it two from two this season when running out a convincing winner of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race at Gowran Park this afternoon.

The Showcasing gelding went to post 5/2 joint-favourite in the seven-furlong contest to follow up on his maiden win at Leopardstown 13 days ago.

Shane Foley grabbed a narrow lead a furlong-and-a-half from home on his mount and he stayed on strongly in the closing stages to post a two-and-a-half length win over Shelaka

“He said he hated the tacky ground. He doesn't do a stroke, he was looking at everything but he'll get there. That was only his third run and I'm delighted with him,” said Harrington.

“Shane said he'll be better on a bit better ground, he said that's really tacky.

“We'll take little baby steps with him. He said he thinks he'll be better in a better race when he gets taken along, because when he got to the front there he looked at everything — he did the same in Leopardstown.”

1st
5/2JFav
Tote €3.50 €1.90
2nd
2.5L
10/3
€1.10
3rd
3.25L
20/1
4th
0.5L
5/2JFav
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.