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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Pasa survives enquiry to open timber account

Fri 21st Jun 2013, 18:34

Trainer John Cullen (right) talks to Martin Ferris as he prepares to run two in the second Trainer John Cullen (right) talks to Martin Ferris as he prepares to run two in the second
© Photo Healy Racing

The Harry Kelly-trained Que Pasa survived a stewards enquiry to make a winning debut over timber in the two-mile maiden hurdle at Down Royal.

Davy Condon produced his charge to claim front-runner Bob Le Beau at the final flight.

She was starting to get on top on the run-in when squeezing up that rival as they met the running rail.

The stewards had a look but decided to let the result stand with the 11/2 winner recording a two-and-three-quarter length margin at the line.

Que Pasa had been well beaten on her return in a Punchestown bumper but had some smart form last November having won at Cork and being placed in Listed company at Navan.

“We really fancied her today. She showed plenty of form in two bumpers. Today was the plan and it worked out,” said Kelly.

“She can be a bit free so the plan was to hold her up and in one of her bumpers she was dropped right out.”

He added in relation to the enquiry:- “Hopefully we're still celebrating in half an hour.

“She have learnt a lot from today. She might go to Galway and could come back here for the Grade 3 novice race.”

1st
11/2
Tote €7.70 €2.30
2nd
2.75L
11/4
€1.30
3rd
3.5L
2/1Fav
€1.40
4th
1.5L
7/2
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.