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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Alamein takes bumper in style

Thu 19th Mar 2015, 17:54

Alamein leads them home in the bumperAlamein leads them home in the bumper
© Photo Healy Racing

Alamein opened his account in good style when galloping on strongly in the closing stages to claim the concluding bumper at Thurles this afternoon.

Nina Carberry let the 15/8 favourite stride into the lead turning into the back straight in the two-mile contest.

Mouse Morris' charge, in the Gigginstown colours, was asked to stretch heading for home and kept on well to record a comprehensive 11-length victory.

The Beneficial gelding had been well held on his last couple of runs but looked to be taking a drop in company today.

"Nina said he was idling but the tongue-tie did him no harm and I'm hoping that has turned a corner. He'll be left off now until next season," said Morris.

Regarding FIrst Lieutenant, he added "I know him so long to know he didn't do a stroke but he'll still run in the Aintree Grand National next."

(Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes)

1st
15/8Fav
Tote €1.80 €1.80
2nd
11L
16/1
€2.30
3rd
11L
5/1
€3.00
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.