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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Regally priced Carrow Queen on the money

Sun 29th Dec 2013, 15:16

Carrow Queen, right, wins in Limerick as Zekarya fallsCarrow Queen, right, wins in Limerick as Zekarya falls
© Photo Healy Racing

“The price doesn’t matter to us!” said trainer Val O’Brien after Carrow Queen delivered a 25/1 shock in the three mile handicap hurdle in Limerick (paid €61.10 on the Tote).

Whether she would have won if Zekarya hadn’t fallen at the second last when looking poised to have a major say can be debated long and hard, but the facts are that Carrow Queen has that important win to her name.

Slippers Madden brought the five-year-old mare into contention at that second last flight. He got her head in front on the run-in and she saw it out well to score by three and a half lengths.

Val O’Brien said: “I was expecting a reasonable run. She had been disappointing since winning her bumper, but the steadier pace helped her. We’ll look for another three mile handicap hurdle in January.” Pencilhimin was second at 5/1 while 10/3 favourite Sword Fish was placed in third, beaten six and three quarter lengths by the winner.

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.