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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Carberry shines as Counsel takes bumper

Thu 20th Feb 2014, 17:02

Drunken Counsel and Nina CarberryDrunken Counsel and Nina Carberry
© Photo Healy Racing

Drunken Counsel took the concluding bumper at Clonmel in fine style under a confident ride from Nina Carberry.

The Gordon Elliott-trained Gigginstown gelding was settled towards the rear in the early stages of the two-mile event before taking closer order rounding the top bend.

The 7/2 shot challenged with two furlongs to run and soon hit the front. He stretched clear from the one pole to record a cosy four-length victory over 6/4 favourite Most Peculiar

The winner had been third in a hot looking bumper at Fairyhouse last time. The runner-up then, Vigil, won well at Leopardstown in the interim.

The winning trainer was full of praise for Carberry:- “She's different class and the win is really down to her. The ride she gave him was a bit special as he's not straight forward.”

(Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes)

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.