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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Swan strikes on Fiddler for Walsh

Mon 18th Mar 2019, 17:50

Fiddlerontheroof and Harry Swan beat The Big Getaway Fiddlerontheroof and Harry Swan beat The Big Getaway
© Photo Healy Racing

Harry Swan gave Fiddlerontheroof a fine front-running ride to claim the concluding bumper at Navan today.

The Stowaway gelding had been placed in two bumpers before today but went to post a 16/1 shot for the finale.

Swan, son of former champion jockey Charlie, had his mount to the fore throughout and led before the halfway point.

The John Joe Walsh-trained gelding, carrying the colours of the winning jockey's grand-father Timmy Hyde, had plenty of challengers passing the two pole but responded well when asked for an effort.

8/11 shot The Big Getaway looked a serious danger inside the final furlong but couldn't find a way past Fiddlerontheroof who kept on strongly for a length-and-a-quarter success.

It was a second winner for Swan in the saddle after his initial success at Worcester last September.

Walsh said afterwards:- “He’s a nice horse for the future. I wanted to run at Limerick but the owner wanted to come up here. He was right but he probably would have won at Limerick anyway.”

(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.