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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Cenotaph cruises to maiden success

Sun 4th Sep 2016, 16:09

Cenotaph and Donnacha O'Brien Cenotaph and Donnacha O'Brien
© Photo Healy Racing

Cenotaph proved a different class to his rivals as he cruised to success in the DLK Quality Fuels Apprentice Maiden at Dundalk.

The Ballydoyle colt was sent off a well-supported even-money favourite for the seven-furlong contest and his backers never had a moments worry.

Donnacha O'Brien sat mid-division on the War Front colt before making ground up passing the two pole.

He hit the front with over a furlong to run and didn't have to come off the bridle to record a two-and-three-quarter-length success over Flowerhill Nova

The winner was making his first start since finishing third in a Curragh maiden last June.

“I don’t think it was the greatest race but he’s won nicely. Hopefully the handicapper won’t be too hard on him,” said the winning jockey afterwards.

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
1/1Fav
Tote €2.00 €1.02
2nd
2.75L
7/2
€1.40
3rd
3L
7/2
€1.50
4th
0.5L
10/1
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.