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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Safecracker finds the key in finale

Wed 10th Aug 2022, 20:32

Safecracker (nearest) beats InuitSafecracker (nearest) beats Inuit
© Photo Healy Racing

Safecracker held the determined challenge of Inuit to land the finale at Gowran Park this afternoon. Malabu Drive soon took them along after a couple of furlongs in the mile-and-a-half contest but was claimed by Safecracker, and Ben Coen, under two furlongs from home.

The Johnny Murtagh-trained gelding was made to pull out all the stops by fellow 3/1 joint-favourite inside the final furlong to record a neck success.

Safecracker, owned by Godolphin, was recording his second career success having landed a Dundalk maiden back in July 2021.

Murtagh said:- “It’s nice to get his head in front. I didn’t think it would take that long for him to do it. He works like a nice horse.

“He was a little keen in some races but since we put the hood on him he’s relaxing really well.

“We’ll probably run him in the mile-and-five handicap on Champions Weekend. He’ll probably get an entry in the mile and a quarter race that weekend as well but the way he ran today Ben said he should get a mile-and-five well.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
3/1JFav
Tote €4.00 €1.10
2nd
nk
3/1JFav
€1.50
3rd
2.5L
15/2
€2.00
4th
1.5L
9/2
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.