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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Brace for Slattery as Pride proves tough

Fri 20th Sep 2024, 19:51

Elsa's Pride and Andy Slattery Elsa's Pride and Andy Slattery
© Photo Healy Racing

Andrew Slattery doubled up for the evening at Dundalk when partnering Elsa's Pride to a gutsy victory in the first division of the 47-65 handicap.

The Fozzy Stack-trained filly had been knocking on the door recently and made her first visit to the all-weather venue a winning one.

Slattery produced the 7/1 shot to lead inside the final furlong and she held the late run of Redemptive Power by three-parts-of-a-length.

Slattery had also taken the opener on Powerful Nation for his father and said afterwards:-

“She's very genuine. Her mother acted on the surface and Roaring Lions have quite a good record on the surface in the UK.

“She tries hard and it was a lovely race today, we went good and even. That's what she needs as she just keeps galloping.

“She ran over a mile-and-six in Killarney and probably didn't quite see it out. She's very effective over this trip when they go a gallop.

“When they go well on that surface you have to keep going and I see no reason why she can't keep progressing.”

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.