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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Artist proves a class act

Thu 21st Sep 2017, 15:37

Court Artist (right) claims Now Let Go at the lastCourt Artist (right) claims Now Let Go at the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Court Artist opened her account over hurdles in fine style at Ballinrobe when running out an easy winner of the mares maiden hurdle. Now Let Go made the running in the two-and-a-half mile contest but Ruby Walsh moved up menacingly on the 7/4 favourite after the second last.

The Willie Mullins-trained mare hit the front jumping the final flight and soon asserted entering the straight.

Walsh could afford to coast home in the closing stages to record a 10-length success over Rap Queen, who stayed on to take second.

The winner had taken a Kilbeggan bumper in July before finishing well held in sixth on her hurdling debut at Down Royal earlier this month.

"Her experience and the step-up in trip was a help. They were going that bit slower than they were in the north the last day," said Walsh.

(Quotes by Eamonn Murphy)

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.