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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Well-supported Cove strikes in opener

Tue 16th Sep 2014, 14:48

Smuggler's Cove and Joseph O'Brien take the openerSmuggler's Cove and Joseph O'Brien take the opener
© Photo Healy Racing

Smuggler's Cove justified good support in the opening juvenile maiden at Listowel this afternoon when running out a convincing winner.

The Ballydoyle youngster was backed from 5/1 this morning and continued to attract money on course from 3/1 into 9/4.

Joseph O'Brien tracked the leaders on the outer before moving through with 2/1 favourite New Alliance to dispute the lead over a furlong from home.

The Fastnet Rock colt went on inside the final furlong to settle matters and post a length-and-a-quarter winning margin.

The winner was stepping forward nicely from his debut run at Roscommon, at the start of the month, when he had been fifth.

“He stepped up from his first start. He was quite green at Roscommon and a bit babyish,” said the winning rider afterwards.

“He's got a good attitude and hopefully he can progress from that.”

( Additional reporting by Alan Magee)

1st
9/4
Tote €3.60 €1.60
2nd
1.25L
2/1Fav
€1.80
3rd
0.75L
11/1
4th
2.25L
4/1
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.