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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

War Room strikes at Dundalk again

Sun 4th Sep 2016, 16:20

War Room a comfortable winnerWar Room a comfortable winner
© Photo Healy Racing

Dundalk regular War Room gained his third course and distance success on the all-weather track with an easy win in the first division of the Ecological Waste Management Ltd Handicap.

The Shane Duffy-trained gelding tracked the leaders in the mile contest before heading for home over a furlong out.

The 3/1 joint-favourite stayed on strongly inside the final furlong to record a four-and-a-quarter success and give Shane Foley a double on the card.

All War Room's five career wins have come at Dundalk with the gelding also having won twice over the extended ten furlong trip.

“He’s a solid horse up here but needs a good strong ride, and Dusty gave him a peach,” said Duffy.

“He is what he is, a 0-65 handicapper, and he could come back here later in the month.

“That’s my first winner of the year but we’ve had eight seconds.”

(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.