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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Flynn mare Storms Away with bumper

Thu 6th Jun 2013, 21:07

Storm Away scores in good styleStorm Away scores in good style
© Photo Healy Racing

Storm Away looked a decent sort when running out a cosy winner of the concluding bumper at Tipperary.

Paul Power got a lovely run up the rail turning in on the Pat Flynn-trained filly and she soon hit the front from Minella Present

She put daylight between herself and her rivals with over a furlong to run and kept on strongly for a four-length victory.

Newcomer Rally (backed from 7/1 into 9/2) stayed on in the closing stages to get up for the runner-up spot. 10/3 favourite Macnicholson was well held in fourth.

The 9/2 winner (opened 4/1) had been third in a decent mares contest at Punchestown last time having scored on her debut at Tramore previously.

“She's a very very good mare – she's a right one,” said Flynn.

“I thought she'd win at Punchestown if she went on the ground and coming here today you never know going on to faster ground. I wouldn't gallop her on that at home.

“We'll go back to the drawing board now and see how it goes. We know she not a deep winter filly but she might have a little break.

“She's up to winning a maiden on the Flat over two miles and we might aim for something a little ambitious with her.”

(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.