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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

De Bromhead and Blackmore strike again with Anti

Thu 11th Nov 2021, 13:02

 Upping The Anti and Rachael Blackmore Upping The Anti and Rachael Blackmore
© Photo Healy Racing

The Henry de Bromhead-trained Upping The Anti produced a fine front-running performance to open his account in the INH Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel.

Rachael Blackmore bounced out in front on the Valirann gelding but he was strongly pressed turning for home by short priced stable-mate More Than A Memory

That rival, sent off an 8/11 shot, just came under pressure going to the second last and took a heavy fall to leave Upping The Anti with a clear advantage.

The 9/2 shot stayed on stoutly in the closing stages to post a 12 length success over Where It All Began

The winner was stepping forward again having been placed in a maiden hurdle at Wexford last month.

De Bromhead trains the six-year-old for Alan Halsall and he said:- "It is nice to see him win for connections and I'm delighted for the Halsalls.

"He jumped brilliant and is a real chaser in the making. It is great to win his maiden hurdle and we'll see how we progress from there."

It was a bittersweet victory for the trainer with More Than A Memory suffering a fatal fall.

(Quotes by Tom 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.