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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Uhtred impresses back in a bumper

Sun 15th Dec 2019, 15:31

Uhtred leads them homeUhtred leads them home
© Photo Healy Racing

Uhtred justified strong support to run out an impressive winner of the concluding 'Future Champions' Flat Race at Navan this afternoon.

The Joseph O'Brien-trained gelding, a bumper winner at Fairyhouse back in April, had chased home stable-mate Front View over hurdles on his return at Cork last month.

Back on the level this afternoon he was backed from 7/4 into 5/4 favourite for this Listed contest.

Tom Hamilton produced his mount to lead passing the two pole and drove him clear over a furlong out.

The Fame And Glory gelding galloped on strongly in the closing stages to post a comprehensive four-and-a-half length winning margin over long-time leader Fantasio D'alene who also carried the Gigginstown colours.

Assistant trainer Brendan Powell said:- “He’s a nice horse and he has gears. Tom said he took off with him at one stage.

“He gave him a squeeze off the bend, it took him a while and then he took off. He said he was quickening all the way to the line. 

“He’s coped with the ground and he’s a baby. I’d say he’ll stick to bumpers now for the rest of the season. He’s a bumper horse with gears which is nice. 

“I think our last six bumper horses have won which is great.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

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.