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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Zeftan scores again at the Curragh

Sun 16th Jul 2017, 17:11

Zeftan edges out Mandatario (near)Zeftan edges out Mandatario (near)
© Photo Healy Racing

Zeftan turned out again quickly to gain his fourth victory at the track in the Killashee Handicap at the Curragh.

Adrian Keatley 's charge had been fourth in the Ladies Derby on Saturday evening but those exertions obviously didn't faze him as he bounced out again to claim victory in the two-miler.

Danny Sheehy held the 9/2 shot up in the early stages before producing him to challenge passing the furlong pole.

He wore down front-runner Mandatario close home to gain a neck victory.

“I'm delighted for him. He seems to like the Curragh anyway,” said Keatley.

“He was probably a little bit unlucky last night. You could say Emma (Smith-Chaston) was a bit out of her ground but then Katie Walsh was behind her (on the winner). It would be easy to blame her but he was just a little unlucky.

“Hopefully we'll keep coming back here with him. There is no point going anywhere else. Any yard would be glad to have him.”

1st
9/2
Tote €5.10 €1.40
2nd
nk
12/1
€2.60
3rd
0.5L
12/1
€2.40
4th
2L
7/1
bf
2.25L
13/8Fav
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.