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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Janoobi makes winning return from serious injury

Sun 24th Mar 2024, 16:05

Janoobi and Colin Keane Janoobi and Colin Keane
© Photo Healy Racing

Ger Lyons and Colin Keane doubled up at Naas this afternoon when Janoobi defied a 575-day absence to run out a cosy winner of the Far Above at Compas Stallions Handicap.

The Night Of Thunder gelding went to post 4/1 co-favourite in the seven-furlong contest and travelled stylishly into contention.

He hit the front a furlong-and-a-half from home and quickened away inside the final furlong to post a five-length success over Ramiro

“There is a lot of satisfaction in that because he's come back from a massive injury and the team have done a marvellous job,” said Lyons.

“He wintered with Ronnie Boland and he didn't come into me until he was ready to start back.

“He had a bad fracture in his front leg and it was touch and go whether he was going to be with us. They did a massive job with him and it's a credit to anyone that had anything to do with him.

“He started back at the end of last season and he's had a good long prep. He hasn't missed a day since he started with me.

“It's credit to the horse to come back from an injury like that and to do that first time out.

“He's a horse that we always liked and it's just a bonus to get him back, to win with him is just massive.

“He's a good fun horse to have on the team and every day we have with him now is a bonus.”

Lyons and Keane had also collected with Wendla in the opening fillies maiden.

1st
4/1Cfav
Tote €5.00 €1.10
2nd
5L
8/1
€2.20
3rd
1.5L
4/1Cfav
€1.70
4th
0.5L
9/1
€2.60
bf
1.75L
4/1Cfav
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.