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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Hurricane hat-trick at Killarney

Sat 23rd Aug 2014, 16:18

Winner for Robbie PowerWinner for Robbie Power
© Photo Healy Racing

Hurricane Ridge landed a remarkable hat-trick when taking the Seaniemac.com Beginners Chase at Killarney.

The Jessica Harrington-trained gelding was given a good front-running ride by Robbie Power to land the two-and-a-half mile contest.

The 9/1 shot stayed on well in the closing stages to post a two-and-three-quarter length victory over Sizing Solution with the pair pulling 21 lengths clear of evens favourite Security Breach

“He's a bit of a Killarney specialist as he's won his two-year-old maiden, three-year-old hurdle and now his beginners chase here,” revealed Power afterwards.

“He jumps well if a little careful and stays really well. I told Jessica last time that he wants three miles.

“The more positive tactics suited and he battles well. When he's in the right frame of mind he's a good horse.”

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.