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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Visualisation relishes conditions in Devoy

Sun 26th Mar 2023, 17:13

Visualisation and Declan McDonogh (blue) win the Plusvital Devoy Stakes Visualisation and Declan McDonogh (blue) win the Plusvital Devoy Stakes
© Photo Healy Racing

Visualisation proved very game in front as he landed the Plusvital Devoy Stakes at Naas this afternoon.

The Joseph O'Brien-trained gelding was kept out wide by Declan McDonogh in the early stages and moved up to lead and dispute after half a mile.

He bagged the lead a furlong-and-a-half out and found plenty when asked in the closing stages to post a length-and-three-quarters win at odds of 9/2. Sunchart stayed on to take the runner-up spot.

The winner had been placed twice in group company last season and had also won at listed level when taking the Listowel Stakes in September 2021. Martinstown went to post 2/1 favourite but failed to pick up in the straight and was eventually last of the eight runners.

O’Brien said afterwards:- “He loves heavy ground. Last year he didn’t get much of it and he had a little setback in the season as well.

“He’s come back in really good nick and Declan gave him a great ride. He said there was a strip of ground that he thought was the best of it when he got on it and that was a help.

“He’s in the Alleged Stakes and we’ll keep him busy while the ground is heavy. He’ll probably have a bit of time off in the summer and come back for the autumn.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
9/2
Tote €6.30 €1.70
2nd
1.75L
9/2
€1.60
3rd
1.5L
9/4
€1.10
4th
1.25L
18/1
bf
2.5L
2/1Fav
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.