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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

River lands the odds with minimum of fuss

Sat 8th Jul 2017, 17:10

Tigris River and Jody McGarvey Tigris River and Jody McGarvey
© Photo Healy Racing

Tigris River was sent off a short price for the opening contest at Bellewstown tonight and duly did the business as expected.

Jody McGarvey sat behind the leaders on the 8/11 favourite before making ground up three from home in the two-and-a-half mile conditions hurdle.

The Joseph O'Brien-trained gelding hit the front over the last and was always in control as he went on to record a cosy two-and-a-half length win over Noble Inn

Frank Berry, racing manager to owner JP McManus, suggested the Mervue Handicap Handicap at Galway could be next on the agenda:-

“That was grand. Jody said he hit a flat patch up the back and was a bit worried for a bit but he picked up and jumped well. The conditions of the race suited him very well.

“He'll get a entry for the Galway hurdle but the race on the Saturday might suit him better as he looks like he needs a bit further these days.

“He got caught a bit for speed in the Galway Hurdle last year but he might know a bit more this year.”

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.