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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Oliver doubles up with Danagher

Fri 20th Sep 2024, 19:33

Squire Danagher and Wayne Hassett Squire Danagher and Wayne Hassett
© Photo Healy Racing

Andy Oliver bagged a quick double at Dundalk this evening when Squire Danagher made a winning return to the all-weather venue.

The Australia gelding had recorded two wins at the track earlier in the year and came here having been well beaten when tried over a marathon trip of two-mile-two at Down Royal last time.

Wayne Hassett produced the 4/1 shot with a well-timed run to lead over a furlong from home and he stuck on well in the closing stages to post a length-and-a-half win over Miss Paloma in the mile-and-a-half apprentice race.

Oliver had also saddled Marble Angel to win half an hour previously and said:- "With both horses I thought opportunities presented themselves and we're lucky enough to be able to take advantage.

“I think it was too drastic a step up last time with him. He's a horse that relaxes in his races so we thought he might get it but I went back and examined the pedigree and it's all ten furlong and mile-and-a-half horses.

“I just put a line through the last run. He's a horse that has strengthened all year, he probably just does enough and has got himself into winning positions that he probably didn't avail of on a couple of occasions.

"Credit where credit is due, Wayne gave him a lovely ride, I was very impressed.

“We'll see what presents itself now, he just wants good ground this horse and I don't know if we're going to be lucky to have this weather for much longer.”

1st
4/1
Tote €6.00 €1.90
2nd
1.5L
4/1
€1.70
3rd
2.5L
4/1
€1.80
4th
1.25L
11/1
bf
shd
7/2Fav
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.