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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Fiftyone two from two

Wed 6th Nov 2013, 13:44

Mr Fiftyone and Robbie Power jump the final hurdle Mr Fiftyone and Robbie Power jump the final hurdle
© Photo Healy Racing

Mr Fiftyone powered clear in the closing stages to make a winning debut over hurdles at Fairyhouse.

Jessica Harrington’s charge was maintaining a perfect start to his career having landed a Gowran Park bumper on his debut last month.

Noble Call soon opened up a commanding lead in the two-mile contest but came back to the field three from home.

Mr Fiftyone jumped into the lead at the second last after travelling well into contention under Robbie Power.

He looked set for a battle as Giantofaman closed at the final hurdle but the runner-up again looked a difficult ride.

He backed off his rival on the run-in and proved reluctant as 13/8 favourite Mr Fiftyone maintained his gallop to record a 10-length success.

“He’s only a four-year-old and is going to improve. He’s a chaser really,” said Harrington.

“He’s in again on Saturday (Grade 3 Fishery Lane Hurdle - Naas) and I’d like to get another run into him before the Royal Bond just to give him some practice.

“It’s just an idea at the moment and we’ll see whether he runs at the weekend or not. He didn’t have too hard a race there.”

(Additional reporting by Alan Magee)

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.