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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Prendergast celebrates birthday early with Profit

Tue 4th Jul 2023, 17:01

Profit Refused and Chris Hayes (stripes)Profit Refused and Chris Hayes (stripes)
© Photo Healy Racing

Profit Refused gave trainer Kevin Prendergast an early birthday present when landing the opening race at Roscommon this evening.

The veteran handler is 91-years-old tomorrow and was on course to see his Profitable filly justify a short price in the Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden.

Chris Hayes bounced out in front on the 5/6 shot but she was headed after a couple of furlongs by the free running Megarry

She regained the lead a furlong-and-a-half from home and stayed on well in the closing stages to beat that rival by a length-and-three-quarters.

The winner was stepping forward having been a promising third behind subsequent Royal Ascot winner Snellen on her debut at Limerick.

“She's a nice filly, she ran very green and I'd say she should improve a good bit on that,” said Prendergast.

“They didn't go any pace so he had to make it really. I think she's quite a good filly and she'll improve.

“She likes fast ground and there was a bit of a dig in it today. Hopefully before the end of the year she can get a bit of black-type.

“I'll have to talk to the owners (jointly owned with Jim Bolger) before we decide what is next.”

1st
5/6Fav
Tote €1.84 €1.02
2nd
1.75L
20/1
€5.60
3rd
0.5L
4/1
€2.00
4th
nk
25/1
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.