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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Caffrey shines on Love

Fri 16th Dec 2022, 17:56

Is That Love and Adam Caffrey lead them homeIs That Love and Adam Caffrey lead them home
© Photo Healy Racing

Is That Love was produced with a well timed run, by Adam Caffrey, to land the spoils in the seven furlong handicap at Dundalk.

The Ado McGuinness-trained gelding settled mid-division before making ground up in the straight.

Caffrey switched his mount left at the furlong pole and he soon challenged, leading in the last 100 yards for a neck success over Inflection Point

The 9/1 winner was recording his first success since Listowel in September 2021 and his seventh overall since joining the yard.

McGuinness was full of praise for the winning rider:- "He's a very good kid. I just want to protect his claim a little bit, those sevens will disappear on me!

"He's with me since he left school and he does exactly what he is told and he uses his head as well - that is a huge factor with young lads out here.

"I put the win down to himself, he gave it a great ride. He was very patient and is great value for his claim.

"He (Is That Love) was in good old form and he was a little bit unlucky the last day. We just said we would drop him back and we thought this race would be great for him.

"Hightimeyouwon ran a cracker (in third), he finished strong. The draw didn't help him today. He will be a nice horse in the future."

(Quotes by Michael Graham)

1st
9/1
Tote €10.00 €2.40
2nd
nk
10/1
€2.90
3rd
0.5L
2/1Fav
€1.20
4th
0.75L
16/1
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.