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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Star strikes on debut for breeder Meade

Fri 5th Jul 2019, 21:16

Star Adventure and Mark O'Hare Star Adventure and Mark O'Hare
© Photo Healy Racing

Star Adventure made a winning debut for Noel Meade in the concluding bumper at Wexford this evening.

Mark O'Hare produced the Gold Well filly to tackle front-runner Stowaway Sarah over a furlong from home and the 6/1 shot got on top in the closing stages to record a two-and-a-quarter length win. Zola stayed on close home to just pip the long-time leader for the runner-up spot.

The winner is a half-sister to Laura Bullion, who won on the Flat for the yard at Dundalk back in April.

Meade revealed:- “I bred her myself and she was ready to run when she cracked her pelvis. She’s a half-sister to Laura Bullion who won for us this year, and I’ve a few more coming along out of the mare.

“She will go jumping now but doesn’t want the ground too quick.”

The owner Philip Meade is no relation. He is a commercial vegetable grower who supplies some of the large supermarkets.

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

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.