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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Secretary scores for Donnelly

Wed 17th Apr 2013, 21:16

Home Secretary (nearest) grabs The Black Devil Home Secretary (nearest) grabs The Black Devil
© Photo Healy Racing

Home Secretary lunged late to grab victory in the ten furlong handicap at Dundalk this evening.

Shane Foley got a great tune from his mount in the closing stages to collar The Black Devil who had hit the front with over a furlong to run.

Garvan Donnelly's charge, sent off the 5/1 joint-favourite, got the verdict by half a length at the line.

The winner, a good third here just last Friday, had drifted slightly this morning (5/1 to 7/1) but had attracted some support again on course from 6/1 into 5/1. Armed Guard the other market leader could only finish fifth.

“He was a decent enough horse in his day. He's had a few little injuries but nothing major,” said Donnelly.

“It's nice to have a change of luck and we'll stick with something similar.”

(Additional reporting 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.