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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Kitten collects in Naas opener

Sat 20th Apr 2013, 14:33

Pay Day Kitten (left) gets the better of Hold The LinePay Day Kitten (left) gets the better of Hold The Line
© Photo Healy Racing

Pay Day Kitten made a successful return to action when claiming the opening mile median auction maiden at Naas.

Pat Smullen prouduced the American-bred filly to challenge Hold The Line over a furlong out and she got on top in the closing stages for a half length success.

The runner-up had been the horse for money, backed from 4/1 into 3/1 favourite, while Dermot Weld's charge had drifted from 5/2 out to 7/2.

The winner had been runner-up on her sole start last season when chasing home Kingdom at the Curragh.

“She did what I expected her to do,” said Weld afterwards.

“She's tough and genuine and battled well. She travels well and handles that ground. She handled it in the Curragh as a two-year-old and I thought she would win.”

1st
7/2
Tote €3.00 €1.02
2nd
0.5L
3/1Fav
€1.40
3rd
6L
6/1
€2.30
4th
2.25L
9/2
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.