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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Lady proves tough

Sat 9th Mar 2013, 15:31

Wing It Lady leads Bad CigarWing It Lady leads Bad Cigar
© Photo Healy Racing

Wing It Lady battled well to land the spoils in the Goresbridge Handicap Hurdle at Gowran Park.

Ian McCarthy produced his mount travelling well to lead at the second last in the two-mile contest.

The Hawk Wing mare was soon pressed by Bad Cigar and had to get down to work before the final flight.

The pair fought it out on the run-in but Wing It Lady was winning the argument in the closing stages and posted a half-length victory.

5/2 favourite Lead Kindly Light was struggling turning for home and kept on one paced into third.

The 6/1 winner had shaped well on her handicap debut at Clonmel last month when third behind Fiery Oscar.

It was a first success since last July for trainer Jimmy Coogan, who would have more Flat runners than jumps performers.

“She battled on well. I half fancied her in Clonmel but she made a bad mistake at the second last. We'll go for something similar again,” said Coogan afterwards.

(Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes)

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.