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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Disputed is sixth winning favourite

Thu 23rd Apr 2015, 20:18

Disputed and Bryan Cooper (near) beat SamanntomDisputed and Bryan Cooper (near) beat Samanntom
© Photo Healy Racing

Disputed wore down game front-runner Samanntom to continue a nightmare night for the bookies at Tipperary this evening.

The Gigginstown gelding was well supported on course as he was backed from 11/2 into 4/1 favourite.

He travelled well into the straight under Bryan Cooper but found the long-time leader Samanntom a tough nut to crack.

The Westerner gelding, making his first start for trainer Gordon Elliott, got to the front on the run-in and posted a length-and-a-quarter victory.

Elliott's assistant trainer Ollie Murphy said afterwards:-

"He was having his first run for us and had been working away grand at home. He appreciated the better ground and might win another. He will also jump a fence."

(Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes)

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.