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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Snowflakes lunges late for important win

Wed 3rd Oct 2018, 16:05

Snowflakes grabs Minnie Haha close homeSnowflakes grabs Minnie Haha close home
© Photo Healy Racing

The well-bred Snowflakes swooped close home to open her account in the mile maiden at Cork.

Aidan O'Brien 's charge was sent off 9/4 favourite on better ground today having failed to make much impression in testing conditions on her return at Listowel last month.

She was under pressure in third over a furlong from home but picked up nicely in the closing stages, under Seamus Heffernan, to pip Minnie Haha near the line and record a neck success.

The Galileo filly is a full-sister to four-timer Group 1 winner Winter and to the juvenile Frosty, who made a winning debut at Dundalk last week.

Heffernan said:- "We thought a lot of her but had an injury and got tired the last day at Listowel.

“I was expecting her to get tired again today so I didn't want to get there and get passed again but I hit the line well.

"She has a very good pedigree and was highly tried on her first two runs and then she went wrong. I won on her sister last week (Frosty) and she won impressively, so they have ability."

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)

1st
9/4Fav
Tote €2.80 €1.30
2nd
nk
6/1
€1.90
3rd
1.25L
10/1
€2.80
4th
3L
10/1
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.