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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Lie comes good in finale

Thu 7th Feb 2013, 17:06

Ibetellingyoualie and Pat Collins jump the last Ibetellingyoualie and Pat Collins jump the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Ibetellingyoualie stretched clear in good style in the closing stages to land the concluding maiden hunters chase at Clonmel this afternoon.

The race complexion changed at the third last as front-runner Lanespark crashed out and brought down the well-backed By Design (9/2 into 5/2jf).

Pat Collins stayed out of trouble on Ibetellingyoualie who was soon vying for the lead. The Terence O'Brien-trained gelding hit the front two out and scooted away from the last for an eight-and-a-half length success.

The winner had just opened his account in a maiden point-to-point last month.

“We've always thought a bit of him but he disappointed in points last year,” said O'Brien.

“He's going from strength to strength and that's a big step up. Pat said he was hating the ground but he was certainly going on it a lot better than the others.”

The other market leader Final Gift was well held in fifth.

(Additional 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.