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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Keane goes three clear in title War

Wed 11th Oct 2017, 17:28

World War gave Colin Keane a double & an advantage of 3 over Pat Smullen World War gave Colin Keane a double & an advantage of 3 over Pat Smullen
© Photo Healy Racing

Colin Keane opened up a gap of three in the jockeys' title race when World War gained a deserved win at Gowran, giving the jockey and trainer Ger Lyons a double on the day.

The son of Galileo and disqualified Guineas winner Jacqueline Quest cost 1.2 million guineas as a yearling but was winless in ten starts before today.

Keane jumped out in front on the 8/11 shot this afternoon and he kept on stoutly in the closing stages to record a length-and-a-half success.

World War had been placed in handicap company on his previous two outings and has an official rating of 92.

Shane Lyons said:- "He's going to the Newmarket Sales and is a genuine horse that will do a job for the other code. He's a fine big horse.

"We'll see how he comes out of this and there could be another race for him before that. It was a tough ask on that ground to make all."

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
8/11Fav
Tote €1.70 €1.02
2nd
1.5L
20/1
€3.80
3rd
0.5L
8/1
€2.20
4th
nose
33/1
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.