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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Square comes good for Slatterys

Sun 26th Mar 2023, 15:20

Senado Square (white nose) beats Disco BearSenado Square (white nose) beats Disco Bear
© Photo Healy Racing

Senado Square justified favouritism with a smooth success in the Far Above Handicap at Naas for trainer Andy Slattery.

The Mayson gelding was partnered by Andrew Slattery junior and travelling notably well throughout in the five furlong contest.

He was asked to challenge passing the furlong pole and the 5/2 shot got on top inside the final 100 yards to post a two-length win over front-runner Disco Bear

The winner had been runner-up at Dundalk on his handicap debut last month.

“We thought he was a good two-year-old but he ran terrible in three runs, running too free with the choke out,” said the winning trainer.

“We gelded him and put him away and then gave him a run in Dundalk to try and settle him. We dropped him out to switch off and he ran well in Dundalk.

“Hopefully now it’s onwards and upwards. He’s by Mayson out of a Dark Angel mare so the ground was never going to be an issue.

“Hopefully the handicapper won’t be too hard on him and it’s great to get off the mark for the grass season.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
5/2Fav
Tote €3.50 €1.80
2nd
2L
20/1
€6.20
3rd
1.25L
20/1
€7.00
4th
hd
15/2
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.