Martin keeps good Company with Carberry

Trainer Tony Martin and jockey Nina Carberry combined to win the Tote (Q.R.) Maiden at Galway today with 10/1 shot Sweet Company who gained a short-head win over 1/2 favourite A Shin Kildare

The John Breslin owned winner, backed from 25/1 in the morning, moved to challenge in the home straight and in the end edged past A Shin Kildare close home and maintained that slender lead to the line.

Martin later stated “Nina was all the help he needed there and it was a good performance and definitely the jockey was a big help.

“He has run over hurdles and took a while to come. As you can see from his antics (in the winners enclosure) he's still very nervy and leery - he’s still not there in his head yet.

“We'll get him home and see where he goes in a fortnight. He could go back over hurdles.”

By Tom Weekes, quotes from Gary Carson