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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Bagenal battles to claim opener

Wed 17th Jun 2020, 13:31

Beauchamp Bagenal and Luke McAteer (far) beat Trueba and Nikita KaneBeauchamp Bagenal and Luke McAteer (far) beat Trueba and Nikita Kane
© Photo Healy Racing

Beauchamp Bagenal pulled out all the stops to gain a narrow victory in the opening seven-furlong handicap at Gowran this afternoon.

Luke McAteer sent his mount for home turning into the straight but he was joined passing the furlong pole by Trueba

There was nothing between the pair in the closing stages but Barry Fitzgerald's charge stuck his neck out near the line to gain a head success.

The 12/1 winner had sprung a shock in a Dundalk maiden back in January before subsequently finishing mid-division on his handicap debut on the all-weather.

It was a first winner of the season for both jockey and trainer.

1st
12/1
Tote €12.70 €3.20
2nd
hd
11/2
€2.10
3rd
8L
18/1
€5.80
4th
nose
14/1
bf
nk
11/4Fav
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.