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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Love Dazzles rivals in bumper

Mon 7th Sep 2020, 20:00

Razzle Dazzle Love and Noel McParlan Razzle Dazzle Love and Noel McParlan
© Photo Healy Racing

Noel McParlan gave Razzle Dazzle Love a well judged front-running ride to spring a 33/1 shock in the concluding bumper at Galway.

The Tom Gibney-trained mare poached a healthy lead at the start and wasn't pressed in front.

She had her rivals at work before the straight in the two-miler and found plenty when asked for an effort on the run-in.

Well-backed odds-on shot Dads Lad (4/5) stayed on into second in the closing stages but the winner had flown to record a three-and-three-quarter length success.

Razzle Dazzle Love had actually been third over hurdles at Navan when last seen in March but was friendless in the market on her return having been a 8/1 shot this morning.

"She was a bit revved up when I got her last year and needed to settle down but she is a lovely mare. We sent her hurdling and it settled her down a bit,” said Gibney.

"It wasn't a surprise for us and the plan was to go from the front but they gave her a good start in fairness and handed it to her on a plate actually. We'll take what we get.

"Anything she does before she goes chasing is a bonus and she'll go for a maiden hurdle now."

(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.