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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Ted lands touch on Flat debut

Mon 15th Jun 2020, 15:29

Powerful Ted and Colin Keane Powerful Ted and Colin Keane
© Photo Healy Racing

The market spoke loudly in favour of Powerful Ted in the Ballyhane Stud Maiden at Fairyhouse this afternoon and he duly did the business in style.

Noel Meade's charge was backed from 14/1 this morning into a 4/1 on track as he made his first start under Flat rules.

The Power gelding had won a bumper on his debut at Galway last October and had last been seen over hurdles at this track in January.

Colin Keane settled his mount behind the leaders in the mile-and-a-half contest before taking closer order with over half a mile to run.

Powerful Ted hit the front passing the two pole and kept on strongly in the closing stages to record a four-and-a-half length win over long-time leader Geolai

Trainer Noel Meade wasn't present to welcome back his winner.

1st
4/1
Tote €5.40 €2.30
2nd
4.5L
7/1
€3.00
3rd
1.75L
16/1
€3.70
4th
1.75L
20/1
bf
1.75L
11/4Fav
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.