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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Townend bags Grade 3 prize on Policeman

Sat 16th Mar 2024, 15:01

Mister Policeman (pictured at Punchestown)Mister Policeman (pictured at Punchestown)
© Photo Healy Racing

The Willie Mullins-trained Mister Policeman landed the odds in the Pierce Molony Memorial Novice Chase at Thurles with a workmanlike performance.

Paul Townend sat second on the 30/100 shot for most of the two-mile-one contest before jumping up to dispute four from home.

The Triple Threat gelding went on before the third last and was asked for a big jump at the final fence.

He was always doing enough in the closing stages to post a length-and-a-half win over Thecompanysergeant

This Grade 3 victory was a third win in four starts over fences for Mister Policeman.

Townend said:- “He jumped fantastic for a horse that his jumping probably let him down in the past. He loved jumping and is probably getting the hang of it.

 

“I still think he can go out in trip but the way he’s jumping now is getting him through. He got a lot of confidence from the last day, and he’s built on that again today.

“Hopefully he can keep building, but he has a bit to go to fulfill what he was supposed to be.”

(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.