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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

McConnell has biggest winner as Go gets Another One

Thu 21st Feb 2019, 15:27

Go Another One and Robbie Power Go Another One and Robbie Power
© Photo Healy Racing

The remarkably consistent Go Another One made a winning step up into graded company over hurdles today when running out a convincing winner of the Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle at Thurles.

Robbie Power gave the 6/1 shot a confident ride in the Grade 3 contest, settling behind the leaders before producing him to challenge on the inner after the second last.

The John McConnell-trained gelding hit the front before the last and kept on strongly in the closing stages to post a two-and-three-quarter length win over Notebook

The winner has now won four of his last eight starts and been runner-up in the others. He was bouncing back to form having been turned over when a 1/3 shot at Fairyhouse back in November.

"It was a great ride I thought because there was a lot of pace in it and he just took his time,” said McConnell.

"I wasn't sure going right-handed would suit him but he didn't mind it today. He is in Cheltenham and we'll time about it or he could go to Aintree.

"I'm just glad I declared him as I wasn't declaring him at 9 o'clock yesterday morning but we said we'd take our chance here with just six runners; he could have run in Ayr on Monday instead.

"He has been a great horse for me and has never been out of the money for me and I wish I had plenty of them!

"I've had a Grade 3 winner of a juvenile hurdle about 12 years ago but this is my biggest winner." Harrie was sent to post the 9/4 favourite but crashed out at the last with a circuit to run in the two-and-a-half mile contest. Ruby Walsh and the horse were unscathed.

(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.