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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Star shows improvement for Lordan

Fri 26th Jul 2013, 17:55

Ava Star (right) gets the better of Harlem ShakeAva Star (right) gets the better of Harlem Shake
© Photo Healy Racing

Ava Star stayed on well to get up in the closing stages of the opening juvenile maiden at Down Royal tonight.

9/4 favourite Harlem Shake took them along in the seven furlong contest and looked to have done enough as he kept on gamely going to the final furlong.

Wayne Lordan got a good tune from Ava Star, however, as she powered home to lead in the final 50 yards for a half-length victory.

The David Wachman-trained winner was showing significant improvement from her debut run at Roscommon earlier this month when she had beaten two home.

“She was drawn wide the first day at Roscommon and they went very quick there – she found it hard to find her feet,” explained Lordan.

“I was able to follow the favourite today and she came home well. She loves the fast ground and is going the right way.”

The winner was sent off a 12/1 shot having been 9/1 this morning.

(Additional reporting by Alan Magee)

1st
12/1
Tote €13.20 €4.90
2nd
0.5L
9/4Fav
€1.02
3rd
2.25L
5/2
4th
5.5L
6/1
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.