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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

War gives Elliott four on day & 100 for season

Thu 16th Nov 2017, 16:20

Warlike Intent and Lisa O'NeillWarlike Intent and Lisa O'Neill
© Photo Healy Racing

Gordon Elliott reached 100 for the season when Warlike Intent claimed the bumper at Clonmel, giving the Cullentra handler a four-timer on the day.

The gelding, who was also giving Gigginstown four winners on the card, had one outing in a point-to-point for Pat Doyle back in March 2016 and made his first outing for Elliott today.

He was backed from 9/4 this morning and went to post a 5/6 shot in the two-miler.

Lisa O'Neill tracked the leaders on the Stowaway gelding before hitting the front two furlongs from home.

The five-year-old ran around under pressure a touch in front but stayed on strongly in the closing stages to post a comprehensive 13-length win.

"All credit to Gordon and the team at home and it's a pleasure to be getting on horses like that. There's a lot of hard work that goes on at home,” said O'Neill.

"It's a bonus being able to sit on them on the race track when you know them a little bit better at home and he's a lovely big horse and whatever he did today he'll be much better over jumps."

(Quotes by Tom 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.