Carter collects first chase win on Champ Sophie Carter opened her jumping account on the racecourse when giving Lets Go Champ a positive ride to land the Tetratema Cup at Gowran Park this afternoon. The 7lb claimer had won the Ladies Derby on the level back in June 2024 and had also ridden a handful of point-to-point winners. She added another feather to her cap this afternoon when the Mags Mullins-trained gelding landed the prestigious hunters chase. Her mount was to the fore throughout and the 7/2 shot was too strong for even-money favourite Hunters Yarn in the closing stages as he posted a three-parts-of-a-length success. "That was brilliant and I am charmed with him, he is a star. Sophie rides out two days a week with me, is a lovely girl and gave the horse a super ride,” said Mullins. "I got the horse ten weeks ago and just does his own thing at home. I didn't know much about him and Sophie won a point-to-point on him the last day as well. Those are Sophie's first two winners for me. "We might look at Aintree now where he is qualified for the Foxhunters, so we'll see what he is like tomorrow and go from there. "John (Duggan) is a great new owner in the yard so I'm delighted for him." (Quotes by Tom Weekes)
