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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Ciao collects for in-form Cromwell

Fri 15th Mar 2019, 18:52

Ciao (far side) holds WaterboyCiao (far side) holds Waterboy
© Photo Healy Racing

Ciao held the late charge of Waterboy to land the spoils for Champion Hurdle winning trainer Gavin Cromwell in the Ready Mixed Concrete Handicap at Dundalk.

Donagh O'Connor drove his mount into the lead over a furlong from home but she was strongly pressed by Waterboy in the closing stages.

The Lord Shanakill filly just held on at the line to secure a short-head victory at odds of 9/2.

She had won a maiden over course and distance in early January before finishing fourth on her handicap debut a fortnight later.

Assistant trainer Ger Fox said:- “We fancied her a bit today as she has been in great nick at home. We freshened her up after her last run.

“She was to run over a mile and a half last week but waited for this instead and claimed off her as she had plenty of weight.

“Espoir d”Allen came home on Wednesday. He’s in great nick and you wouldn’t know he’d had a run. Gavin is home tonight and then off again to Uttoxeter tomorrow with Raz De Maree in the Midlands National.

“He’s had a busy week but is on the crest of a wave and hopefully it keeps going.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
9/2
Tote €5.10 €1.70
2nd
shd
5/1
€1.70
3rd
0.5L
12/1
€4.30
4th
1.25L
11/1
bf
1L
11/4Fav
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.