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Bigger gets Better and better

Bigger And Better and Chris Timmons Bigger And Better and Chris Timmons
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Bigger And Better continued his fine run of form when making it three wins from four starts in the concluding nine-furlong handicap at Gowran this afternoon.

Tony Martin's charge had won here over a mile earlier in the month and was also successful at Fairyhouse this Monday.

Chris Timmons took the mount for the first time today and tracked the leaders before sending the 9/4 shot into the lead two furlongs from home.

The Fastnet Rock gelding galloped on strongly in the closing stages to seal the victory by a length-and-a-quarter as 6/4 favourite Pasley chased him home.

"He is a lovely big smashing horse but unfortunately he had a lot of little issues and little problems and hiccups and they took a long time to get right and he had a great patient owner,” said Martin.

"He got a fall at Christmas and it put us back a long time but touch wood he is there and doing well now.

"We'll see how he is tomorrow and he's entered up next week so we'll see. He'll jump a hurdle later on."

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)

1st
9/4
Tote €2.90 €1.02
2nd
1.25L
6/4Fav
€1.02
3rd
2.5L
8/1
€2.40
4th
3L
20/1
€10.90
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.