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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

No Memory hits the headlines again

Mon 25th Oct 2021, 17:25

No Memory and Nathan Crosse No Memory and Nathan Crosse
© Photo Healy Racing

No Memory came with a swooping run turning for home to claim the first division of the 45-65 handicap over just shy of a mile-and-a-half at Galway.

It was a double on the card Nathan Crosse following his earlier success on Mister Wilson in the nursery.

The Liam O'Brien-trained mare was held up in the early stages before making up ground 'in the dip'. The Westerner mare led entering the straight and kept on well to score by two-and-a-half lengths.

It was a first success for the Fermoy handler since the same mare won a hurdle at Wexford exactly a year ago.

No Memory had most recently been the subject of a controversial 'non trier' ban at Listowel last month after staying on to finish third behind French Made when a 100/1 shot in a mares hurdle.

O'Brien had originally been fined €2,000, the horse banned for 42 days and rider Ambrose McCurtin for 14 days. That decision was overturned on appeal earlier this month.

The trainer wasn't present today and Crosse said afterwards:-

"I rode her once previously around Bellewstown when she gave me a good feel and it was only her second start on the flat.

"She is a lovely big mare, is good and honest and I was a little bit further back than I'd have liked but she has a good turn of foot in fairness to her. She won well."

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)

1st
6/1
Tote €10.50 €2.20
2nd
2.5L
17/2
€2.60
3rd
1.25L
50/1
€10.60
4th
0.75L
25/1
€5.60
bf
nk
7/2Fav
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.