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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Rutledge shines again on Dame

Fri 9th Oct 2020, 20:21

Siobhan RutledgeSiobhan Rutledge
© Photo Healy Racing

Dame Rapide got a nice split on the rail to claim the apprentice handicap at Dundalk under Siobhan Rutledge.

The John McConnell-trained filly was repeating her course and distance win last month, when she sprang a 20/1 shock.

Sent off 11/2 tonight she was held up before switching left on to the rail a furlong-and-a-half from home.

The Footstepsinthesand filly gained a narrow advantage at the furlong pole and stayed on well in the closing stages to record a length-and-a-half win over 15/8 favourite Time And Money

McConnell said:- “She got an absolute peach of a ride from Siobhan. She got a nice bit of cover, went the brave man's route and it paid off.

“Those fillies when the penny drops they can start improving. She has taken no training since she won the last time, just ticked over.

“That was only her second run at the trip, and she will probably stay a mile and a half. We’ll be back here in a couple of weeks.

“I’m just so happy for Siobhan. She works so hard at it and I hope other people take notice.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
11/2
Tote €7.30 €2.30
2nd
1.5L
15/8Fav
€1.50
3rd
3.25L
40/1
€18.10
4th
0.5L
11/4
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.