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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Mountain non-runner in Opera Hat

Sat 11th Feb 2012, 12:12

Blackstairmountain (seen in action over hurdles)Blackstairmountain (seen in action over hurdles)
© Photo Healy Racing

The feature event at Naas today has lost some of it's lustre with Blackstairmountain a non-runner.

Willie Mullins has taken his charge out because of the ground at the Kildare venue. The going is soft to heavy after 6mm of rain overnight.

His absence leaves Bog Warrior as a short price favourite for the Opera Hat Novice Chase.

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.