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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

4/9 fav King Of The Castle wins readily

Sun 4th Jul 2021, 17:13

King Of The Castle and Seamie Heffernan are clear King Of The Castle and Seamie Heffernan are clear
© Photo Healy Racing

The 4/9 favourite King Of The Castle ran out an emphatic winner of the Garryowen Maiden under Seamie Heffernan.

Raised to a mark of 94 after his good second in the Ulster Derby on his previous start, the full-brother to last year’s Derby winner Serpentine tracked the leader Shinpachi (4/1) until heading that one turning into the home straight. McPherson (10/3) moved second and briefly looked a danger two furlongs out, but the winner’s stamina kicked in from that point and he stretched clear to win by four and a quarter lengths, with Shinpachi getting back up for second in the closing stages.

"I'd have been very disappointed if he was beaten," said Heffernan.

"He relaxes so well early on, he seems to stay really well - when they relax real well they usually stay real well.

"He will get further and he stays trying, that's the most important thing."

Quotes from Thomas Weekes

1st
4/9Fav
Tote €1.40 €1.02
2nd
4.25L
4/1
€1.10
3rd
0.5L
10/3
€1.10
4th
1.75L
33/1
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.