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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Kingdoms springs shock in finale

Sat 1st Jul 2017, 18:21

Three Kingdoms and Leigh RocheThree Kingdoms and Leigh Roche
© Photo Healy Racing

Three Kingdoms sprang a 33/1 shock in the concluding race on Derby day at the Curragh when claiming the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap for Dermot Weld.

Leigh Roche settled his mount in rear in the two-miler before making ground up on the outer turning for home.

He hit the front passing the furlong pole and kept on well in the closing stages for a two-and-a-quarter length success.

The winner was last seen finishing last over hurdles at Naas in March and is set to return to jumping with the Galway Plate on the agenda.

“I'm very pleased. He worked very well the other day and got a lovely confident ride for Leigh,” said Weld.

“He'd be the only chaser I have, the only national hunt horse really at the moment, and the Galway Plate will probable be his target.”

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.