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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

O'Keeffe shines on Jetez

Thu 27th Dec 2018, 14:47

Jetez on his way to victoryJetez on his way to victory
© Photo Healy Racing

Sean O'Keeffe was seen to good effect on Jetez as he ran out a convincing winner of the two-mile handicap hurdle at Leopardstown this afternoon.

The 7lb claimer had his mount prominent throughout and sent the 11/1 shot for home going to the last in the €30,000 contest.

The Jessica Harrington-trained kept on strongly on the run-in to post a three-length win over Cut The Mustard

“He deserved it as he's run two solid races this year,” said Harrington.

“Bringing him back to two miles and a lighter weight has suited him. I'd say we'll come back here for the good handicap hurdle in February.

“He'd been going two-and-a-half and I said there was no point hanging around. It was lovely the way it worked out as he got a lead the whole way until the last.

“Sean has a great head on him. He comes into me a couple of days a week and he's great.”

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.