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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Elinor Dashs home late in fillies handicap

Sun 16th Jun 2024, 15:32

Elinor Dashwood and Ronan WhelanElinor Dashwood and Ronan Whelan
© Photo Healy Racing

Elinor Dashwood swooped inside the final furlong to land the fillies handicap at Gowran Park for trainer Ado McGuinness.

The Kodi Bear filly was held up in the early stages of the seven furlong contest by Ronan Whelan before being asked to take closer order in the straight.

She got to the front inside the final furlong and the 4/1 shot stayed on strongly to the line to post a two-and-a-quarter length win over Barnhill Rose

“That was very good, she had come down a few pounds,” said McGuinness.

“She was very free in Naas and I decided to put her asleep in the Curragh the last day. We learned a lot from her there over six, the way she came home.

“I said to Ronny to put her asleep again today and ride her cold, which he did and she relaxed really well and looks a million dollars.

“She quickened twice, she quickened to get to them and quickened to go away from them. It was a class ride.

“The step up helped her, she relaxed a lot today. The Curragh can sometimes light a horse up as it's vast and open but she relaxed really well today.

“She'll get further and she might go for the big fillies handicap in the Curragh, if not we could look at Galway. She'll be well able to get up the hill in Galway. We've plenty to look forward to.”

1st
4/1
Tote €7.00 €2.30
2nd
2.25L
17/2
€3.70
3rd
1.5L
3/1JFav
4th
0.5L
3/1JFav
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.