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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Bride continues progression in Poplar

Sun 1st Nov 2015, 14:03

Devils Bride tackles Alelchi Inois at lastDevils Bride tackles Alelchi Inois at last
© Photo Healy Racing

The Willie Mullins-trained Devils Bride emerged on top after a tactically run affair in the Brady Family Ham Supporting Kildare GAA Poplar Chase at Naas.

David Mullins produced the Gigginstown gelding to challenge, travelling well, going to the last and he got on top on the run-in from stable-mate Alelchi Inois

The 5/1 shot then had to hold the late renewed charge of evens favourite Sizing Granite by a head in the closing stages.

The stewards had a look after the winner came left, across the runner-up, on the run-in but the result stood after the enquiry.

Devils Bride was registering his fourth success of the season and following up on victory at Limerick last month.

"Everytime I took a pull he was grabbing a hold of it and rubbering with me to the fences and running at them," said David Mullins.

"He got a bit tight to the last but he was good at it. He's a lazy sort of horse and just kept finding on the run-in.

"That's my first winner when I haven't been able to claim and it's great to get it."

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.