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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Cuff gets favourite backers off to good start

Wed 11th May 2016, 17:29

Cuff and Seamie Heffernan hold Wayside Flower Cuff and Seamie Heffernan hold Wayside Flower
© Photo Healy Racing

Cuff just lasted home to open her account in the fillies maiden at Naas this evening.

The Ballydoyle filly was an easy to back 15/8 favourite for the six-furlong contest having traded as short as 10/11 before racing.

Aidan O'Brien 's charge had run greenly on her debut when a staying on fourth at Navan and again showed signs of inexperience.

Seamus Heffernan's mount was prominent and ran freely early. She disputed from halfway but ran around when asked for an effort a furlong-and-a-half from home.

The Galileo filly stuck on well inside the final furlong, however, and just held the late charge of Ger Lyons' newcomer Wayside Flower by a short-head.

"She's still very green and Seamie did very well on her and looked after her. She's still a bit of a baby,” said O'Brien.

"She hit the gates but will have learned plenty. She could come back here for the Stakes race (Naas Juvenile Fillies Sprint on May 29th), and hopefully will get a lead then."

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
15/8Fav
Tote €3.10 €1.30
2nd
shd
10/1
€3.60
3rd
1.25L
10/3
€1.40
4th
1.25L
2/1
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.