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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Effernock proves game under Flanagan

Thu 4th Aug 2016, 18:54

 Mark Flanagan Mark Flanagan
© Photo Healy Racing

Effernock Lad stuck to his task well to land the spoils in the Leo McMorrow Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Sligo.

Mark Flanagan let the 11/2 shot hit the front after the third last but he was pressed over the penultimate flight. Who's Cross looked a big danger turning for home, but couldn't overhaul the Gerry Keane-trained winner in the closing stages, going down by a length.

The winner, who had been third on his most recent outing at Ballinrobe, had been as big as 10/1 this morning.

“He stuck at it well in fairness to him,” commented Flanagan on the way in.

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.