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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Elliott completes Sligo treble with Desire De Joie

Fri 23rd Oct 2020, 18:03

Desire De Joie and Mark Walsh jump the lastDesire De Joie and Mark Walsh jump the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Gordon Elliott completed a treble at Sligo when Desire De Joie (16/5) took the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle under Mark Walsh.

Placed a couple of times over shorter trips last season, the French-bred 7-year-old led two out and stayed on well to beat One For Joe (10/3) by a length and three quarters.

Noel Meade ’s pair Captain Mac (9/4) and Face The Odds (2/1 fav) had to settle for third and fourth places respectively.

“We didn’t go much of a gallop,” said Walsh.

“It’s his first time running on that nicer ground, which was a big help to him.

“Going to the second last I just sent him on and he winged it, winged the last as well and he did it well in the end.”

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.