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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Homme off the mark over timber in Down Royal opener

Wed 17th Mar 2021, 13:23

Homme D'un Soir and Denis O'ReganHomme D'un Soir and Denis O'Regan
© Photo Healy Racing

Homme D'un Soir proved too strong for hotpot Pont Du Gard in the opener at Down Royal this afternoon.

Joseph O'Brien 's charge was sent to post a 1/2 shot in the two-mile contest but couldn't peg back Homme D'un Soir in the closing stages.

The 'Sneezy' Foster-trained gelding travelled well to hit the front going to the second last, under Denis O'Regan.

He was always holding the favourite at bay on the run-in as he was pushed out to record a cosy three-and-a-quarter length win at odds of 9/4.

Homme D'un Soir, a bumper winner on debut, had been placed twice over hurdles and was running in a first time tongue-tie.

Stable representative Ian Amond said: "He did it well and he has plenty of experience at this stage as well.

"The tongue-tie on obviously helped as well too. He's got his head in front now and hopefully he will get a bit of confidence from it."

(Quotes by Michael Graham)

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.