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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Carrarea now two from two for Mullins

Tue 8th Jun 2021, 17:39

Carrarea, near side, gets the better of Willie The CooCarrarea, near side, gets the better of Willie The Coo
© Photo Healy Racing

Emmet Mullins' Carrarea wore down Willie The Coo to take the spoils in the bumper at Roscommon.

Willie The Coo saw off gambled-on Tom Sarah Evelyn in the final quarter of a mile, however, Carrarea soon moved stylishly into a threatening position.

Willie The Coo kept finding for Patrick Mullins but Philip Byrnes and Carrarea got the better of them in the closing stages to win by a length.

The winner was the 11/10 favourite while the runner-up went off at 9/4. Tom Gibney's newcomer Tom Sarah Evelyn was noted being backed at 25/1 this morning and contracted to 11/2 on the off. He was nine lengths off the runner-up in third.

Jockey Byrnes said: “He was a bit keen early on but settled down the back and he picked up really well to the line.

“He definitely came on from the last day and he's a lovely horse. It was a good performance under a penalty and when I asked the question he really galloped to the line well.”

Carrarea is now two from two after winning a bumper at Punchestown in May when also partnered by Byrnes.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.