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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Quick double for McGuinness with Georgian

Fri 15th Mar 2019, 18:38

Georgian Bay and Tom Madden Georgian Bay and Tom Madden
© Photo Healy Racing

Ado McGuinness registered a quick double at Dundalk as Georgian Bay ran out a game winner of the ten furlong claimer on the card.

The Oratorio gelding was sent to post a well supported even-money favourite having traded at 11/8 this morning.

Tom Madden held his mount up in the early stages before taking closer order turning for home.

The hotpot had to work to get the better of front-runner Cape Agulhas inside the final furlong but was on top close home to record a three-parts-of-a-length success.

The long-time leader just held on at the line to secure the runner-up spot by a neck from Ishebayorgrey

McGuinness was right in predicting that he would lose the winner said:- “I’d say this will be his last run for me as I think he’s going to be claimed. I see a few lads with the phones out already!

“We’ve had great fun with this horse. The lads (Shamrock Thoroughbreds) have a good few quid in the account from him winning and have decided to buy something else.

“I’m not saying we’re going to get a horse that will win three times in a year. He’s a great fun horse but I just feel that he needs to come down a few pound in the handicap. He’s nine so that’s why we have him in at that class of money.”

There were eight claims in for Georgian Bay (€4,000) with Rory Slevin successful and he will now be trained by Thomas Coyle. Chateau Conti (€10,000) remains with Joseph O'Brien while Ishebayorgrey (€8,000) was claimed by Allan McLuckie to be trained by Iain Jardine.

Cape Agulhas (€5,000) was claimed by Stephen McGuinness to be trained by Willie Martin.

(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.