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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Notwhatiam win no surprise to Rath

Thu 26th Jan 2017, 14:54

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Notwhatiam sprang a 20/1 shock in the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle but it wasn’t a big surprise to winning trainer Richie Rath.

The Morozov gelding led two from home, under JJ Slevin, and scooted clear before the final flight in the two-and-a-half mile contest.

The seven-year-old stayed on strongly in the closing stages to post a six-and-a-half length success over Go It Alone

“Myself and JJ always thought this was a really good horse,” said Rath.

“I made a mistake running him at Clonmel. He was third and went up 6lb for it. I think he’s a good horse and the softer the better for him.

“I wouldn’t run him back too quickly. He’s hardy but he seems to take three weeks.

“He should have a good future over fences. He won first time out for me and I don’t have him that terribly long.

“He’d run well the first day and then kind of make a liar out of you the next time. I could never figure it out.

“I was coming here today looking at the paper thinking ‘how is this lad 33/1’. I was thinking that maybe they know something that I don’t know!”

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.