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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Irish Cesarewitch target for Maze after Curragh win

Fri 24th Jun 2022, 20:56

Maze Runner and Colin Keane stretch clearMaze Runner and Colin Keane stretch clear
© Photo Healy Racing

Maze Runner stretched clear to run out an impressive winner of the concluding two-mile handicap at the Curragh this evening, giving Colin Keane a fabulous four-timer on the card.

The Authorized gelding went to post 3/1 favourite on his return to the level and travelled sweetly into contention in the straight under Keane.

He was sent on under two furlongs from home and pulled away from his rivals in the closing stages to post a five-and-a-half length win over stablemate Dark Voyager

Trainer Willie Mullins said of his charge afterwards:- “It was a generous gallop and I think he enjoyed that.

“That might get him qualified for the Irish Cesarewitch, we are all looking forward to that as it's huge prize-money that they have here.

“He might go to Galway in the meantime for the two-mile-five handicap hurdle on the Saturday or the amateur race on the Monday.”

1st
3/1Fav
Tote €4.00 €1.50
2nd
5.5L
14/1
€3.30
3rd
nk
7/1
€2.00
4th
0.5L
28/1
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.