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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Amidala toughs it out to deny Time

Wed 21st Aug 2019, 15:10

Queen Amidala and Gary Carrol (near) come to claim Time Tunnel Queen Amidala and Gary Carrol (near) come to claim Time Tunnel
© Photo Healy Racing

Queen Amidala got on top late on to deny Time Tunnel at Killarney in the Celtic Steps Maiden.

The runner-up had narrowly missed out here last month and it was a similar story as she was chased down inside the final furlong and headed close home.

The Joe Murphy-trained Queen Amidala stayed on best for Gary Carroll to get up for a half-length win as a well-backed 11/4 favourite.

The winner, making her third start, had been as big as 9/2 this morning. She had shaped well last time at Galway when staying on into third behind easy winner Lancaster House.

"The draw gave her no chance at Galway and I know she won but I'm not sure about the ground,” said Murphy.

“She didn't seem to be travelling turning but it was toughness kept her in it and her battling qualities won it for her.

"We'll go the handicap route next."

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)

1st
11/4Fav
Tote €3.00 €1.10
2nd
0.5L
4/1
€1.70
3rd
2L
16/1
€4.50
4th
hd
9/1
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.