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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Road strikes on handicap bow

Tue 1st May 2018, 18:27

Roxboro Road and Mark Walsh Roxboro Road and Mark Walsh
© Photo Healy Racing

Roxboro Road made a winning start in handicap company when claiming Paddy Smyth Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe.

Ted Walsh's charge had finished well held in three maiden hurdle outings but dropping in grade today the JP McManus-owned gelding opened his account.

Mark Walsh produced the 7/1 shot to challenge jumping the last and he hit the front on the run-in.

The Oscar gelding, a full-brother to Any Second Now, looked a touch green in front in the closing stages but had enough up his sleeve to record a length success over Accordion Twilight

"He's only five and he might improve and make a chaser," said Ted Walsh.

"He's a full-brother to Any Second Now but he's not as good as him."

(Quotes by Eamonn Murphy)

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.