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Masego makes all for 'Mags'

Masego (right)Masego (right)
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Racing off the minimum Irish Flat racing mark of 40, Masego made all in Leopardstown's Mervue Equine Supplements Handicap over a just short of one mile, five furlongs. 

Sent off 9/2 second favourite, the son of U S Navy Flag was shaken up by Patrick McGettigan approaching the straight and and poached a lead of a couple of lengths. In the straight, he was kept up to his work and posted a two and a-quarter length victory over Eastern Wind.

Winning trainer 'Mags' Mullins said "He done it lovely. Patrick gave him a lovely ride, so he did. A lovely chap. He said 'oh, you'll have to go back again on the Flat'. We'll play him dual. We are delighted with him. He's down the bottom too, so he'll stay in that grade."

Additional reporting by John O'Riordan

1st
9/2
Tote €5.80 €1.90
2nd
2.25L
12/1
€3.10
3rd
shd
16/5Fav
€1.40
4th
nose
33/1
€6.90
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.