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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Arcano wins but Dubai trip ruled out

Fri 20th Jan 2017, 20:25

Alfredo Arcano wins from Fox DreamAlfredo Arcano wins from Fox Dream
© Photo Healy Racing

Alfredo Arcano made a successful step up to six furlongs in the Linencare - Linen Rental Services Race at Dundalk.

David Marnane ’s charge tracked front-runner Fox Dream in the conditions race before pressing the leader two furlongs from home.

Connor King waited to press the button on the 8/11 favourite until inside the final furlong and he went on to record a cosy three-parts of a length win.

The three-year-old had been touted as a possible for the Meydan Classic Trial following his win over five here last month but Marnane ruled out travelling to the middle-east with him.

“He’s a lovely horse and is progressing away,” said Marnane.

“He won’t go to Dubai because he’s too keen for it. I wouldn’t like to be giving him much longer than a five week break.

“We’ll come back here for another winners race and the Lingfield three-year-old race would definitely be in the back of my mind.

“To me he’s still getting better and mentally he still needs to get a good bit better but he will.”

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.