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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Paddy comes good for Grace

Thu 14th Nov 2013, 13:40

Go Paddy Go and Martin BurkeGo Paddy Go and Martin Burke
© Photo Healy Racing

Go Paddy Go was rewarded for his consistency when running out a convincing winner of the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Clonmel.

Martin Burke produced the Flemensfirth gelding to lead entering the straight and he stuck on well in the closing stages of the two-and-a-half mile contest.

Famous Ballerina tried to throw down a challenge before the last but couldn’t peg back the eventual winner, who went away on the run-in for a three-and-a-quarter length success.

The 2/1 winner was well backed having opened 11/4. He was turning out again quickly here having only been beaten a length at Limerick on Sunday.

Owner/trainer James Grace said:- “I thought it was never going to happen. Sunday and today were the plans. I didn’t happen on Sunday but it worked out today.

“He’ll run again in three weeks time. He probably wants better ground but he got through it today so we’ll have to try for another one.”

(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.