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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

First & last race double for Slevin as Damsel strikes

Sat 15th Jan 2022, 16:12

Greenhill Damsel leads Arctic Ambition over the lastGreenhill Damsel leads Arctic Ambition over the last
© Photo Healy Racing

JJ Slevin recorded a first and last race double at Fairyhouse this afternoon when scoring on Greenhill Damsel in the second division of the two-and-a-half mile handicap hurdle.

The Garrett Power-trained daughter of Flemensfirth swooped into the lead turning for home and galloped on strongly in the closing stages to open her account.

15/8 favourite Arctic Ambition gave chase in the closing stages but could only get within four-and-a-quarter lengths of the 9/1 winner.

Greenhill Damsel had been fifth on her handicap debut at Limerick over Christmas.

Power:- “I’m delighted for the owners (Killtippford Syndicate) who are from Kilkenny, Tipperary and Waterford. They are a real nice gang and this is a real nice mare.

“She went close in a bumper early on in the season and she just needed a bit of time. She’s big and close to 17 hands.

“We rode her a bit more prominent today and she jumped way better.

“She didn’t handle the ground in Limerick the last day and will be a chaser in time.”

(Quotes 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.