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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Cantlow gets up on line in bumper

Fri 25th Apr 2014, 20:19

Aston Cantlow (white) pips Table Tips (yellow)Aston Cantlow (white) pips Table Tips (yellow)
© Photo Healy Racing

The Gordon Elliott-trained Aston Cantlow just prevailed at the line in a thrilling finish to the concluding bumper at Kilbeggan this evening.

There was drama early in the race as clear leader Up The Hill veered left and unseated Iain Corrigan after four furlongs.

The incident came shortly after the leader had narrowly avoided a steward crossing the road. A group of stewards had been on the course after a child ran across the track.

Table Tips inherited the lead but was narrowly headed with two furlongs to run as Cacheofgold kicked for home.

David O'Leary remained calm on the 5/4 favourite and asked her to regain the advantage inside the final furlong.

She was all out in the closing stages, however, as Aston Cantlow charged home and Nina Carberry got her mount's head in front where it mattered to secure a short-head victory.

The 5/1 winner had been well-beaten in one previous outing in England when twelfth in a Warwick bumper in December 2012.

“I thought his head was just down at the right time but it was close,” revealed Carberry.

“He's a big horse and it was a bit sharp for him around there.”

(Additional reporting 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.