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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Oscar off the mark after tight finish

Fri 4th Sep 2020, 17:59

Oscar Thyne (right) jumping the first on his way to victoryOscar Thyne (right) jumping the first on his way to victory
© Photo Healy Racing

The Gavin Cromwell-trained Oscar Thyne justified good support when running out a game winner of the Sean Hughes Memorial Opportunity Maiden Hurdle at Kilbeggan.

The race developed into a duel between the eventual winner and Fakir D'alene as they disputed after the second last.

A slightly better jump at the final flight gave Oscar Thyne a narrow advantage and he held that to the line to record a head victory under Conor McNamara.

The 5/2 winner had been as big as 7/1 this morning. He was making his first start since finishing a well held sixth in a Downpatrick bumper behind Ballyadam in March.

“He's a big raw horse and it was nice to win a maiden with him. He's a chaser in the making,” said Cromwell.

“He didn't really seem to handle the place very well and was off the bridle from a long way out.

“Two out I thought he was going to be well beaten but he battled well.”

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.