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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Uranna opens chasing account

Thu 25th Feb 2016, 14:23

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Uranna got off the mark over fences with a cosy victory in the opening mares beginners chase at Thurles this afternoon.

The mare, a listed winner over hurdles, was making her third start over the larger obstacles and looked to be taking a drop in grade having chased home Carrigmoorna Rock at the track last month.

Ruby Walsh had the 4/7 shot to the fore throughout and she quickened away on the run-in to put the matter to bed.

The Willie Mullins-trained mare had seven-and-a-half lengths to spare over Missyspet at the line.

"She was entitled to win and ran to her form on her last run,” said Walsh afterwards. “She was unlucky then when she made a bad mistake at the second last but jumped much better today and quickened up smartly from the last."

(Quotes 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.