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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Elliptic could be Royal Ascot filly after debut win

Tue 20th Apr 2021, 17:00

Elliptic and Gavin Ryan Elliptic and Gavin Ryan
© Photo Healy Racing

Elliptic finished with a flourish to make a winning debut in the Yeomanstown Stud Irish EBF Fillies Maiden at Tipperary.

Donnacha O'Brien 's charge went to post 3/1 favourite and was held up in the near side group as the field split into two up the straight five. Porsche Cavalier and Quick Suzy fought things out, towards the far side, from a furlong-and-a-half out but they were both trumped close home.

Gavin Ryan got a good tune from Elliptic in the closing stages as she swooped in the centre to put her head in front in the last 50 yards for a length-and-a-half success.

Quick Suzy held on for the runner-up spot as Harmony Rose also finished off well in third.

The winning trainer said afterwards:- "A lot of mine are taking a run and she is a nice filly. She looks to be exciting, has plenty of pace and Caravaggios look very fast.

"She was working very well, working like a really nice fast filly. She was very green for the first few furlongs and I thought she wasn't going to do anything today but once she got a bit of light she really took off.

"We will step her up in class now, she'll have no problem getting six (furlongs) although she was green today more than flat out. She'll look quicker the next day with a bit of experience.

"You'd have to look at Royal Ascot. We'll have a look at the calendar and see if we give her another run before it but you'd be thinking she could be a Queen Mary or Albany filly."

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)

1st
3/1Fav
Tote €3.80 €2.10
2nd
1.5L
7/1
€3.80
3rd
0.5L
6/1
€2.20
4th
0.75L
11/2
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.