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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Rose in bloom again at Downpatrick

Tue 13th Jul 2021, 16:55

Lighthouse Rose and Cathal LandersLighthouse Rose and Cathal Landers
© Photo Healy Racing

Lighthouse Rose produced a fine front-running performance to run out an easy winner of the Victoria du Monde.ie Handicap Hurdle at Downpatrick.

Cathal Landers bounced out in front on the Mark McNiff-trained mare and she skipped a few lengths clear after the second last flight in the two-mile-five contest.

The 6/1 shot soon had her rivals in trouble and Landers could afford to look around a few times on the run-in as she recorded a comfortable eight-and-a-half length win over 80/1 shot King's Song

The winner had won over course and distance last August and was in the money in two previous visits to the track this year.

 Landers said: "She did (run the track well) and I got an easy lead the way everything worked out. Her jumping was unbelievable and I think her jumping won it for her.

 

"Every time I got a jump, she kept gaining lengths again. Mark always fills me with confidence."

(Quotes by Michael Graham)

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.