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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Mo Chara rewards his friends

Sat 24th Sep 2016, 14:50

Wilcos Mo CharaWilcos Mo Chara
© Photo Healy Racing

Wilcos Mo Chara landed a nice touch in the two-mile handicap hurdle when running out a convincing winner under Conor Brassil.

The Anthony McCann-trained gelding had been backed from 20/1 this morning and went to post an 8/1 shot.

He tracked the leaders before hitting the front two from home. The eight-year-old soon asserted and kept on well in the closing stages to record a length-and-three-quarter win over 40/1 shot Come Dance With Me

9/4 favourite Crystal Pearl crashed out when held in sixth at the last. Thankfully horse and rider (Davy Russell) walked away.

Wilcos Mo Chara had been well-beaten on his return to action at Bellewstown last month.

"We have been holding out for the ground all year, and stepped him back in trip. I always thought he was a two and a half miles horse but its such a stiff track here and I was glad to see the rain coming,” said McCann.

"While he's well and in good form we'll keep rolling along, and I'm delighted for the owner Stuart Andrews, who is a good friend of Rita Shah.

"We have had a tough year but the horses are starting to come right, and it's great for all the owners who have stuck by us."

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

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.