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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Power a poignant winner for Lynam

Sat 17th Aug 2024, 14:35

Heavenly Power and Wayne Lordon Heavenly Power and Wayne Lordon
© Photo Healy Racing

Heavenly Power (4/1) was a poignant success for connections when running out a game winner of the Killashee Hotel Handicap at the Curragh.

The Eddie Lynam-trained gelding was prominent throughout in the six-furlong contest before hitting the front with a furlong-and-a-half to run.

He stuck on well in the closing stages, under Wayne Lordan, as Apache Outlaw came to press him late on and get within a neck.

It was the first winner for owner Sabena Power since the passing of her husband, legendary bookmaker David Power, last month and Lynam said afterwards:-

“I'm delighted to get it and I thought about the boss when it went by the line. He was a big loss to racing and it's great that Sabena was here.

“She obviously didn't listen to the trainer because he was worried about the ground.

“He was second in it last year and he'll probably go straight to the Bold Lad now. We'll have a few in the Bold Lad but that doesn't guarantee you anything except that you're busy!

“The other horse (fourth-placed Jon Riggens ran well as well.”

1st
4/1
Tote €5.00 €1.10
2nd
nk
6/1
€2.10
3rd
nk
9/2
€2.10
4th
1.75L
6/1
bf
2.5L
11/4Fav
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.