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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Secret goes on trial on hurdling debut

Sun 25th Feb 2024, 10:06

Bottler'secret Bottler'secret
© Photo Healy Racing

Bottler'secret faces an acid test on his hurdling debut at Naas this afternoon when lining up in the opening Grade 3 Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle.

The Dragon Pulse gelding won twice on the Flat for Ciaran Murphy last season, achieving a mark of 87.

He was subsequently bought by owner Patrick Sheanon and makes his first outing for new handler Gavin Cromwell this afternoon.

The four-year-old holds an entry in the Triumph Hurdle next month and Cromwell said:-

“I'm throwing him in at the deep end, into a graded race straight off, but he's entered in the Triumph and if he can't show up in this race there is no point in me going there.

“He is a nice horse, he jumps well at home so we'll see after Sunday.”

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.