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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Love conquers Beauty in fillies maiden

Thu 28th Sep 2023, 14:31

Dumb Love and Jack Kearney (far side) beat off Beauty Bella Dumb Love and Jack Kearney (far side) beat off Beauty Bella
© Photo Healy Racing

The Ger Lyons-trained Dumb Love rallied gamely to get back on top in the closing stages and open her account in the fillies maiden at Bellewstown.

Jack Kearney made the running in the extended seven-furlong contest on the Starspangledbanner filly but she was strongly pressed passing the furlong marker by Beauty Bella

That rival gained a narrow advantage crossing the road but Dumb Love battled back to regain the lead in the closing stages and record a half length win at odds of 9/2.

“She tried hard there, the blinkers made a difference and made her concentrate,” said assistant Shane Lyons afterwards.

“Jack was good on her. I'm surprised that she liked that ground so that opens up a few more doors for her.

“She'll get an extra furlong, if not two. We'll go back to the book now and see what comes up.”

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.