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In-form McCarthy taking care of Business

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Trainer Eoin McCarthy continued his excellent recent form with success in Killarney’s Panoramic At Killarney Rated Novice Hurdle today, as his Wholelotofbusiness (2/1 — 6/4f) scored under jockey Gary Noonan.

Owned by Kinsale-based Michael Kiely, Wholelotofbusiness had previously been placed in five of his eight starts and today raced prominently throughout, to score readily by 4.75 lengths from Tassarolo .

McCarthy, leading trainer at the recent Listowel festival, commented “Wholelotofbusiness wasn’t winning out of turn and should have won here in August but got caught up in a faller, when Jack Kennedy rode him. He then bumped into a really smart horse (I’ll Sort That) of Declan Queally’s in Listowel and coming here with his weight, the race was his to lose and I couldn’t see him getting beaten.

“Watching it, I was worried as there was no real gallop on and thought he’d want a stiff two miles but Gary picked up the running far out.

“To get another winner is super but I’m more delighted with our bumper horses recently, as they are the ones you want to build on this.”

About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.