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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Harry's has options after cosy success

Fri 10th Feb 2023, 16:53

Harry's Bar and Cian MacRedmond Harry's Bar and Cian MacRedmond
© Photo Healy Racing

Harry's Bar was the second odds-on shot to collect in comfortable fashion at Dundalk this afternoon when he landed the six-furlong conditions race.

125/1 outsider Surviving Murmansk took them along but was picked off by the 8/11 favourite over a furlong from home.

The Ado McGuinness-trained gelding soon settled matters, under Cian MacRedmond, going on to record a length-and-three-quarters win over San Andreas

Harry's Bar won the same race in 2021 and could now be set for a trip to the Middle East.

McGuinness said: "He's a brilliant horse, a great horse to have.

"We have him down to go away to Saudi - he is first reserve and I don't know whether he is going to get in.

"We did enter him up in the sprints out in Dubai on the Super Saturday out there. He has the all-weather championships (in Britain) as well.

"Personally, I would rather go to Lingfield than Newcastle. The Lingfield track suits him around a bend, I think he is a far better horse around a bend.

"The horse (Real Appeal) went to Qatar today and we are heading out on Tuesday, looking forward to it."

(Quotes by Michael Graham)

1st
8/11Fav
Tote €1.73 €1.20
2nd
1.75L
6/5
€1.10
3rd
0.75L
125/1
4th
1.75L
20/1
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.