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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Saga edges thriller in two-miler

Fri 15th Jan 2016, 21:00

Saga Bolton (nearest) beats Duchess Of MarmiteSaga Bolton (nearest) beats Duchess Of Marmite
© Photo Healy Racing

Saga Bolton just denied English raider Duchess Of Marmite in a head-bobbing finish to the two-mile handicap at Dundalk.

Tony Mullins' charge was well backed to secure his third success in four runs, returning a 9/2 shot having been 10/1 this morning.

Rory Cleary produced him to challenge over a furlong from home and he fought out the finish close home with Richard Hughes' raider, sent off the 9/2 favourite.

There was nothing between the pair in the dying strides with Saga Bolton just having his head down at the line to record a short-head victory.

"I'll see if we can quality him for the big staying race at Lingfield. We may have to travel to England as I think the Irish qualifying race is a bit close at the start of March,” said Mullins.

"I'd no doubt that he would stay the trip. He wears the blinkers as he just idles when he hits the front."

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
9/2
Tote €5.70 €2.00
2nd
shd
9/4Fav
€1.70
3rd
1.25L
13/2
€2.00
4th
1.75L
33/1
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.