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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

O'Brien bags quick double with Blackwater

Mon 2nd Aug 2021, 14:15

Ulster Blackwater and Shane CrosseUlster Blackwater and Shane Crosse
© Photo Healy Racing

Ulster Blackwater gained a deserved success when opening her account in the mile fillies maiden at Naas.

Joseph O'Brien registered a quick double this afternoon when the Camelot filly recorded a three-part-of-a-length victory under Shane Crosse.

The 5/2 shot was produced to lead inside the final furlong and held the late challenge of Climate

Ulster Blackwater was making her fourth start and had finished runner-up on her most recent outing at Gowran in mid-June.

O'Brien said:- “She had been running well. I'm not sure she stays as far I thought she would and coming back in trip today suited her.

“She's 81 and the second is 80 so they probably ran to their marks. She'll probably step into a fillies handicap now or a three-year-old handicap.”

1st
5/2
Tote €3.20 €1.20
2nd
0.75L
13/2
€2.00
3rd
1.75L
5/4Fav
€1.10
4th
2.25L
9/1
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.