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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Misty Millie enjoys the rain at Kilbeggan

Fri 19th Jul 2019, 19:35

MISTY MILLIE and Rachael Blackmore win the Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey HandicapMISTY MILLIE and Rachael Blackmore win the Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey Handicap
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Garvan Donnelly’s good servant Misty Millie gained her third win under National Hunt rules in the Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey Handicap Hurdle at a price of 4/1. Rachael Blackmore took the mount on the Dylan Thomas mare for the first time, and guided her to a one and a half length success over Arctic Light (7/1) in second, with Hickey’s Rock another neck away in third at 20/1. The ease in the ground was welcomed by connections as winning trainer Garvan Donnelly outlined afterwards “I was glad to see the bit of rain coming because she needs a bit of dig in the ground.

“Rachael gave her a great ride, a straight-forward ride. I told her that if there wasn't going to be much pace on you might as well be handy. She's fit from being on the Flat.

“She'll go to Galway, hopefully for the mares hurdle. She ran in it last year but she just wasn't 100 percent going to it. Hopefully we'll keep her right for it this year.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

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.