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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Cherryantor springs shock for Madden

Mon 3rd Sep 2012, 19:20

Cherryantor (David Splaine) is clear at the lastCherryantor (David Splaine) is clear at the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Cherryantor sprang a 25/1 shock when running out a cosy winner of the handicap hurdle at Roscommon. Tom's Last Euro took them along in the two-and-a-half mile contest but was headed going to the third last by 4/1 favourite Easy Reach

His lead was short-lived however as David Splaine sent Cherryantor to the front before the next.

He had things in control going to the last and Splaine could afford to look around for non-existent dangers as the Iggy Madden-trained gelding went on for a six-and-a-half-length victory.

The winner had produced a decent effort to finish fourth at Ballinrobe last month but was unfancied here having been pulled up on his last start at Kilbeggan.

It was the first winner in just over a year for Galway handler Madden who said afterwards:-

"That was badly needed. He's a horse that was off for a long-time (before this year).

"He was flat out going down the back but he kept going when the others stopped. Fair play to David who gave him a good positive ride.

"Hopefully he'll be sound in the morning."

(On course reporting by Alan Magee)

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.