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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Mass makes her mark in opener

Thu 17th Sep 2020, 15:29

A blanket finish with Mass Gathering (nearest in blinkers) coming home in frontA blanket finish with Mass Gathering (nearest in blinkers) coming home in front
© Photo Healy Racing

The topically named Mass Gathering emerged on top after a tight finish to the opening claimer at Naas this afternoon.

Fozzy Stack's charge went to post a 16/1 shot in the six furlong contest having failed to make much impression on her most recent outing in a Down Royal nursery.

Mark Enright 's mount hit the lead inside the final furlong today but edged left, bumping Zoffany's Delight and in return Styledome (who eventually dead-heated for fifth).

The daughter of Canford Cliffs secured a head victory over Zoffany's Delight at the line with three-parts-of-a-length back to The Last Knight

After a stewards enquiry the result stood.

The winning rider said:- “She was good. She had a very good run (when second) in Sligo but I'd say the ground in Down Royal the last day was probably too soft for her and she also got a bit upset in the stalls there.

“She's in for €6,000 to be claimed and she's for free at that. She's a nice filly and I'd say she'll go on the all-weather.”

The winner was claimed by Ms Paulette Kenny to be trained by Tom Cleary.

Fourth-placed Dacesa was claimed by PJ Prendergast to be trained by John Oxx while Uno Miligre (eighth) was claimed by James McAuley to be trained by Denis Hogan.

1st
16/1
Tote €13.20 €3.00
2nd
hd
9/2
€1.40
3rd
0.75L
9/4Fav
€1.80
4th
shd
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.