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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Partner strikes again at Leopardstown

Sun 1st Mar 2020, 16:32

Grand Partner and Sean O Keeffe (near) come to lead at the lastGrand Partner and Sean O Keeffe (near) come to lead at the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Grand Partner swept clear on the run-in to claim the Irish Stallions Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase in fine style at Leopardstown.

Sean O'Keeffe produced his mount to challenge travelling well going to the last in the two-mile-one contest.

Tom Mullins' charge jumped into the lead over the final fence and soon quickened away to post a seven length victory. Prospecus ran on well close home to claim the runner-up spot.

The 6/1 winner, now a 12-year-old, was recording his fifth course success, adding to two on the Flat and two over hurdles.

Mullins said:- “He wasn’t showing much at home and he ran respectable in Thurles.

“He lost third place in the last 50 yards at Thurles and I wasn’t that hopeful today for that reason but I had to run him because the race really suited him and he’s won four times here before.

“It’s his track so I couldn’t not run him. I’m thrilled with that and obviously he’s a lot better here. He could come back here for something on the Flat.”

(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.