18+ | Commercial Content | T&Cs apply | Wagering and T&Cs apply | Play Responsibly | Advertising Disclosure
icon
Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Gate gains deserved win in finale

Wed 18th Sep 2013, 18:29

Ivy Gate scores from Railway Adella Ivy Gate scores from Railway Adella
© Photo Healy Racing

Ivy Gate got a lovely run through on the rail to claim the concluding bumper at Listowel this evening.

The lead was hotly contested throughout in the two-and-a-half mile contest with Flemensdelight in front early but headed at halfway by The Ramblin Kid

The new leader was joined in the back straight by Creadan Mist and Itsonethelist and it was the later who tried to kick for home entering the straight.

He was claimed under two furlongs out by newcomer Railway Adella but Ivy Gate had been switched to the rail by Andrew Latta and soon tackled that rival.

John Kiely's charge forged ahead inside the final furlong to record a two-length success. Chute Hall the gamble of the race from 5/1 this morning into 5/4f, was under pressure from some way out but plugged on to take the third.

The 10/1 winner was gaining a deserved success having not enjoyed the best of fortune on a couple of recent runs.

“That wasn't before time. He's been unlucky but he's always had ability,” said Kiely.

“He fell when he looked like winning in Mallow and he got two bumps in Killarney the last day.

“We were thinking about going back point-to-pointing with him so it's a good job he won today as it's his last run before the cut off point.

“He jumps well and he'll go hurdling. That's his ground – he wouldn't like real deep ground.”

(Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes)

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.