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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Dunkirk Harbour canters home despite market drift

Sat 12th Oct 2019, 17:16

  Dunkirk Harbour strides clear at Limerick Dunkirk Harbour strides clear at Limerick
© Photo Healy Racing

Dunkirk Harbour (2/1 in the morning, 5/1 S.P.) was totally friendless in the betting ahead of the Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie Race as all the market support was for the fillies Thiswaycadeaux (3/1) and Titanium Sky (11/8 fav).

Aidan O’Brien’s grey by Declaration Of War never came off the bridle as he slammed the former by nine and a half lengths, with the favourite in third another half a length away.

The winner made all, and although Thiswaycadeaux moved up strongly to challenge turning in, the winner soon left that one behind as he won at his ease.

“He has a lot of ability, he always did but he needs to be on a going day, said winning rider Donnacha O’Brien.

"I was able to get everything else off the bridle today without having to ask him which probably helped and it suits on that ground."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.