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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Class gets Katie T home on return

Sat 25th Oct 2014, 17:57

Katie T beats Cailini Alainn Katie T beats Cailini Alainn
© Photo Healy Racing

Smart hurdler Katie T battled gamely to take the concluding mile-and-a-half handicap at Leopardstown this afternoon.

4/1 favourite Cailini Alainn was produced to lead over a furlong from home in the finale but was soon tackled by Katie T and Chris Hayes.

The Kevin Prendergast-trained filly stuck her head out in the closing stages to win a good duel by half a length.

The winner, who was making his first start since finishing third behind Annie Power in the Grade 1 at Punchestown, was backed from 14/1 this morning into as short as 5/1. She drifted a bit on course, returning 8/1.

“She's a good mare and I thought on her jumps form she was well handicapped on the Flat,” said Hayes afterwards.

“She took a bit of a heave but her class got her through. She'll go hurdling now. I don't know what he has in mind for her but I do know she has an entry in the Morgiana Hurdle.”

(Additional reporting by Alan Magee)

1st
8/1
Tote €9.30 €1.70
2nd
0.5L
4/1Fav
€1.60
3rd
0.75L
5/1
€2.20
4th
0.5L
12/1
€3.30
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.