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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Stack doubles up with Theory

Wed 23rd Oct 2024, 14:55

New Theory and Darragh O'Sullivan (grey and pink) prevail in tight finishNew Theory and Darragh O'Sullivan (grey and pink) prevail in tight finish
© Photo Healy Racing

Fozzy Stack doubled up at Navan this afternoon when New Theory just prevailed in a tight finish to the five furlong maiden. Isabella Expert set a strong pace in the race and Darragh O'Sullivan settled behind the front-runner on the eventual winner.

He produced his mount to take a narrow lead passing the furlong pole and the Starspangledbanner filly held Turners Cross on her inner to secure a neck success. Snapdragon was a short-head back in third with the fast finishing Lunigiana a nose behind in fourth.

The 11/1 winner was last seen in action in a valuable sales race at the Curragh. She had chased home Camille Pissarro on her debut here back in late April.

Stack said: "She's tough, she is honest and she put her head down and battled. She got her turn.

"She had a good run here first time behind Camille Pissarro.

"This one is against the head probably.

"It helps (O'Sullivan's claim), she was getting nearly a stone off the colts which makes a big difference.

"Horses run for him. He is a nice kid and I know his father well - his dad worked for my dad, so we go back a long way.

"He comes in on school holidays and things, and is a good, hard-working, grounded, young fella."

Stack has also won the opener with Bodhi Bear also by Starspangledbanner.

(Quotes by Michael Graham)

1st
11/1
Tote €13.10 €2.70
2nd
nk
10/3
€1.40
3rd
shd
7/2
€1.30
4th
nose
6/4Fav
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.