Gary Carson

Melody lands sweet gamble

Fri 5th Jul 2019, 20:57

Arch Melody
© Photo Healy Racing

The John Morrison-trained Arch Melody landed a nice gamble in the Crown Bar Handicap Chase at Wexford this evening.

The Arcadio gelding was making his first start in handicap this evening and was backed from 33/1 this morning into a 6/1 shot on course.

Sean O'Keeffe produced his mount to lead turning for home in the two-and-a-half mile contest and galloped on strongly from the last to beat Double Windsor by two-and-a-quarter lengths.

O’Keeffe said:- “He winged fences all the way. I met the last a bit deep but in fairness he was good and clever to get himself out of trouble.

“He travelled and finished out well. He was getting stronger and stronger once he passed horses.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

8.15

Crown Bar H'cap S'chase €12,500.00 2m 4f

1st

Arch Melody (IRE)

6/1

Tote €7.00 €2.20

2nd

2.75L

Double Windsor (IRE)

6/1

€1.70

3rd

Little Haarth (IRE)

7/1

€2.10

4th

2.5L

Attalco (FR)

14/1

12L

Theatre Run (IRE)

9/2Fav

Full Result

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.

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