Apprentice title battle goes down to the wire

The battle for the 2010 Apprentice Championship is set to go down to the wire later this week with reigning champion Gary Carroll and arch-rival Ben Curtis tied on the 39-winner mark following the weekend action at Dundalk.

As the County Louth track beat the big-freeze, Carroll edged ahead when scoring on Kalann in Saturday’s finale and stretched two clear when Sampers recorded her third course success yesterday.

But Curtis responded strongly, completing a double on Valbonne and Home Secretary, joining Carroll on the 39-winner mark, four clear of Joseph O’Brien, with just two meetings remaining, at Dundalk, on Wednesday and Friday of this week.