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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Diyala holds on after last flight scare

Tue 19th Nov 2013, 14:02

Diyala and Barry Geraghty survive a bad mistake at the final hurdle Diyala and Barry Geraghty survive a bad mistake at the final hurdle
© Photo Healy Racing

Diyala just held on, after a last flight blunder, to land the spoils in the mares novice hurdle at Wexford.

Gordon Elliott's charge looked set for an easy victory after skipping clear approaching the final flight in the two-mile event.

Barry Geraghty let the Tiger Hill filly (3/1 from 4/1) fiddle the last but she got it wrong and lost momentum as a result. Kilbarry Beauty who had been pushed along in fourth two out, flew home on the run-in and just failed by a head to peg back the winner.

Royal Moll was sent off the easy-to-back 9/10 favourite (from 4/6). She was ridden along to challenge turning for home but had no more to offer before the last before keeping on the same pace on the run-in.

Winning trainer Gordon Elliott wasn't present to welcome back in his winner.

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.