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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Step off to the paddocks after springing surprise

Wed 10th Aug 2022, 19:06

One Small Step beats MassamanOne Small Step beats Massaman
© Photo Healy Racing

One Small Step sprang a 22/1 surprise when claiming the first of the seven furlong handicaps at Gowran tonight.

The Footstepsinthesand filly was making her second start for Kevin Coleman and was delivered to challenge turning for home by Seamie Heffernan.

She gained a narrow lead a furlong-and-a-half from home and kept on gamely under pressure inside the final furlong, drifting slightly to her right and causing interference to the eventual fourth Andreas Vesalius

After a stewards enquiry her half length victory over the fast finishing Massaman was confirmed.

The winner, who has scored twice for Brian Meehan in England, was as big as 50/1 this morning.

Coleman said:- “She hasn’t shown much at home but we know she likes fast ground and didn’t get it the last day in Naas. She came on a lot from the run and I think she needs to go right-handed — that’s what Emmet (McNamara) said the last day.

“Master Matt and Lord Dudley two sprinters, they went a million and she came through off the strong pace. She won over ten furlongs last year.

“She is going to the breeding shed and her job is done.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
22/1
Tote €30.30 €6.90
2nd
0.5L
7/1
€1.90
3rd
0.75L
22/1
€6.40
bf
1.5L
5/2Fav
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.