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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Rambo rocks as another hotpot beaten

Thu 3rd Jan 2013, 14:43

Rocknrollrambo under Paddy KennedyRocknrollrambo under Paddy Kennedy
© Photo Healy Racing

Rocknrollrambo ran out a convincing winner of the 2m6f maiden hurdle at Thurles as another odds-on shot flopped.

War Correspondent was sent off 4/7 favourite but was under pressure from a long-way out in the race and eventually finished a well-beaten seventh.

Rocknrollrambo, under Paddy Kennedy, had taken over from front-runner Sasa Semo at the fourth last and asserted from nearest pursuer Sophies Shadow entering the straight.

20/1 shot Mimi And Bow came through for second but never looked like getting to the winner, going down by three-and-a-half lengths.

The 7/1 winner was making his 'track debut' having been runner-up in two point-to-points last month and had attracted some support from 12/1 before racing.

“We thought he'd win at Dromahane last time but he was beaten by a newcomer and it looked a good race,” said trainer Eugene O'Sullivan.

“We've always thought a lot of him. He was also second at Ballindenisk and the horse that was third then won by 20 lengths on Sunday.

“He's really a three-mile chaser. We'll go for a winners of one hurdle somewhere now if he is not sold.

“He'll probably go chasing next year and is a lovely horse.”

(Additional reporting by Thomas 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.