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Gary Carson
Akito justifies good support
Akito
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Akito landed a nice touch for connections when claiming the O'Neill's Bar Maiden Hurdle at Tramore.
Shay Barry's charge was backed from 8/1 this morning and went to post a 7/2 shot.
He tracked 2/1 favourite Killiney Court in the two mile contest before hitting the front on the long run to the second last.
The French-bred powered clear before the last to record a seven-length success.
"He is a lovely horse but he has been a little bit disappointing," said Barry.
"I thought he would have won before now. The ground might have made the difference and it's onwards on upwards from here."
(Quotes by Donal Murphy)
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.
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