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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Cailin claims bumper at 66/1

Sun 30th Oct 2022, 17:04

Mi Lucky Cailin and Aine O'ConnorMi Lucky Cailin and Aine O'Connor
© Photo Healy Racing

The William McLernon-trained Mi Lucky Cailin got up late on to spring a 66/1 shock in the concluding fillies bumper at Galway this afternoon.

5/6 favourite Mel Monroe looked set to make a winning start for Gordon Elliott and give the trainer a treble on the day when kicking on turning for home in the two-miler.

She was chased down by debutante Mi Lucky though as Aine O'Connor got a good tune from the Milan filly in the closing stages to get up for a length-and-a-quarter success.

It was a first winner since March 2012 for the trainer and he said:-

"She is a smart mare and it wasn't really a surprise. She was very impressive in a schooling bumper at Limerick Junction 10 days ago and is tough, genuine and loves pleasing you.

"She is a full-sister to Scarface who is running tomorrow and we'll have to see what the boys (Deadman's Inn Syndicate) think now but she is well ahead of schedule."

He added:- "My father worked for the Turf Club, was a course inspector here and won the amateur handicap at the festival here in 1968 and '69.

"We have half a dozen point to pointers in training and you need horses like this!"

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)

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.