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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Peculier strikes again at Dundalk

Fri 12th Jan 2024, 16:17

Jack Kearney with the winning Haven'taclue Syndicate Jack Kearney with the winning Haven'taclue Syndicate
© Photo Healy Racing

Old Peculier stayed on stoutly in the closing stages to land the spoils in the opening apprentice handicap over a mile-and-a-half at Dundalk this afternoon.

The Mark Fahey-trained gelding came to claim front-runner Storm Eric at the furlong pole and kept on well to the line for Jack Kearney.

He posted a length-and-a-half success over the other 3/1 joint-favourite Palace Rock

It was a follow up win for the Aclaim gelding, who had scored over the extended ten furlongs at the track last month.

Fahey said: "Blinkers have worked for him - that's twice after running him in blinkers. We always thought a bit of him and the blinkers have worked on him.

"Jack gave him a brilliant ride.

"He's in again on Tuesday over a mile and we'll see. We are tempted, but he'll tell us. We'll see how he is over the next couple of days.

"He's improving with his racing and is putting it all together.

"I'd say he will make a nice hurdler over the summer as well too. He might get a bit of a break after Dundalk and come back over hurdles.

"He definitely wants a bit of good ground.

"He's nice to have and I wouldn't mind a few more of them!"

(Quotes by Michael Graham)

1st
3/1JFav
Tote €4.00 €1.50
2nd
1.5L
3/1JFav
€1.80
3rd
1L
7/2
€1.90
4th
0.75L
4/1
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.