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Gary Carson
Shortall set for absence after Down Royal fall
Shane Shortall
© Photo Healy Racing
Shane Shortall looks set for a spell on the sidelines after suffering a suspected broken collarbone at Down Royal this evening.
The promising claimer has enjoyed a fine summer including victory on Road To Riches in the Galway Plate.
He rode a double at Bellewstown last night and had also claimed the feature event on this evening's card aboard Pires
His mount in the Walkers Snacks Handicap Hurdle, Rockshandy took a crashing fall at the third last flight.
Initial reports suggested the 5lb claimer had broken his right collarbone.
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.
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