GARY Carroll is enjoying his best ever season and the former champion apprentice moved onto the 50-winner mark for the campaign when successful aboard Grey Leader in the Bennettsbridge Rated Race.

The Tony Auld-owned gelding faced just four rivals in this mile event but the small field split in the straight and the 10/3 chance stretched clear on the far rail inside the final furlong to beat Machnamh, who came over to the stands’ side, by three and three-quarter lengths.