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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Tara completes hat-trick for O'Briens

Mon 4th Jul 2016, 20:42

Aya Tara and Ana O'Brien Aya Tara and Ana O'Brien
© Photo Healy Racing

The Joseph O'Brien-trained Arya Tara completed a hat-trick as the O'Brien family dominated proceedings in the Roscommon Herald Handicap.

15/8 favourite Radar O'Reilly cut out the running in the race, which was over just under a mile-and-a-half, but was tackled two furlongs from home by Arya Tara.

The 9/4 shot soon hit the front, under Ana O'Brien, and went on to score by two-lengths in the colours of her mother Anne-Marie.

She was chased home by the Aidan O'Brien-trained Immortal Bridge which was ridden by Donnacha.

The winner, a daughter of Dylan Thomas, was following up on victories at Tipperary in May and at the Curragh last month.

Ana O'Brien said afterwards:- "She's very straight forward, and seems to handle any ground. She's done that well, and hopefully can win another one or two."

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

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.