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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Fox on the mark again with Halls

Mon 13th Apr 2015, 19:09

Halls Bridge and Ger Fox (right) beat Island PeakHalls Bridge and Ger Fox (right) beat Island Peak
© Photo Healy Racing

Ger Fox continued his recent good form when partnering Halls Bridge to success in the 2m6f handicap chase at Tramore.

Shane Ryder 's charge chased the leaders throughout before jumping into contention at the second last.

He went on from long-time leader Island Peak before the last and kept on well on the run-in to record a three-length victory.

The 10/1 winner was bouncing back to form having finished a well held fifth on his last outing at Downpatrick.

"That is his level and we will try to find something similar for him now. Hopefully Noel O'Brien (handicapper) won't be too hard on us," said Ryder, who was leading up his charge.

The Brian Boru gelding is owned and breed by Denis Hannon from Athlone.

Fox was riding his third winner in the last four days.

(Additional reporting by Donal Murphy)

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.