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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Weld and Smullen double up with Bullet

Wed 11th May 2016, 19:30

Flying Bullet holds off Mighty LegendFlying Bullet holds off Mighty Legend
© Photo Healy Racing

Flying Bullet ran out a game winner of the Kill Maiden to open his account at Naas tonight and give trainer Dermot Weld a quick-fire double.

Pat Smullen teamed up with his boss again as he tracked the leaders on the 5/1 shot in the ten furlong contest.

The Smart Strike colt was asked to challenge two furlongs from home and fought it out with Ballydoyle pair Sean O'Casey and The Major General

He got on top going to the furlong marker but then had to hold the late charge of Mighty Legend by a head.

The winner had been runner-up to Housesofparliament, who was subsequently a close third in the Dee Stakes at Chester, on his comeback run at Dundalk last month.

"He battled well and is a nice horse. The form was there as he finished second to a horse that nearly won the Dee Stakes at Chester,” said Weld.

"I've an open mind about where he goes next but that's his trip and he'd just want a bit better ground."

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
5/1
Tote €4.70 €1.60
2nd
hd
9/2
€1.80
3rd
2L
5/1
€2.00
4th
1.25L
33/1
bf
0.5L
3/1Fav
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.