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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Danequest glad to be back at Dundalk

Fri 8th Apr 2016, 19:30

Danequest and Kevin Manning Danequest and Kevin Manning
© Photo Healy Racing

Danequest appreciated the return to the all-weather as he claimed the Light Up Your Night Handicap at Dundalk for Roger Sweeney.

The gelding made little impression on heavy ground at Cork on his last outing and found the quicker surface more to his liking.

Kevin Manning produced the 14/1 shot to lead at the furlong pole and he kept on well in the closing stages for a length victory over Absorbing

The winner has been a regular at Dundalk over the winter and was gaining his first all-weather success. He has previously won twice on the Flat on turf and also once over hurdles, all on good ground.

“He done it handy enough. He handles this track well,” said Sweeney.

“He hated the ground in Mallow last time so we decided to take him back up here.

“If the ground dries up he'll go hurdling but he won't run on bad ground. We'll try and come back here again with him.”

1st
14/1
Tote €15.00 €2.80
2nd
1L
25/1
€5.30
3rd
0.5L
11/2
€1.80
4th
2.75L
3/1Fav
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.