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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Logistics shines as Waaheb flops

Wed 27th Feb 2013, 14:20

Art Of Logistics gets the better of Midnight Oil (right) and Waaheb (left)Art Of Logistics gets the better of Midnight Oil (right) and Waaheb (left)
© Photo Healy Racing

Art Of Logistics ran out a cosy winner of the opening conditions hurdle at Fairyhouse as long odds-on favourite Waaheb proved a major disappointment.

Dermot Weld's charge was sent off a 1/4 shot for the two-mile contest but after leading for much of the race folded tamely in the closing stages.

Art Of Logistics travelled notably well turning for home and launched his challenged at the second last.

He soon took over from Waaheb but was pressed, after a mistake at the last, by Midnight Oil

The Exit To Nowhere gelding had plenty in reserve on the run-in, as he galloped on strongly, and was a comfortable two-length winner at the line.

The winner had failed to make an impressive when third to Un Atout in desperate ground conditions at Naas last time and was having only his fifth start.

“He looked a good horse when he won his bumper although he was still a bit weak when he won his maiden hurdle,” said Hughes.

“He'll come back here at Easter for a novice hurdle. He's got a Flat pedigree and the slightly better ground certainly helped.”

Weld was understandably disappointed with the run of Waaheb:- “He jumped well but the ground was tacky. He was disappointing.”

(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.