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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

An honest performance from Shoulda Lied

Fri 19th Jul 2019, 16:27

SHOULDA LIED and Colin Keane (royal blue, white sleeves) outstay rivals at Killarney.SHOULDA LIED and Colin Keane (royal blue, white sleeves) outstay rivals at Killarney.
© Photo Healy Racing

The maiden handicap run at Bellewstown on July 4th has proven to be a rich source of winners, with Shoulda Lied becoming the third subsequent winner to come out of it as he landed the 2m1f Tote Handicap in the rain at Killarney. Willie Mullins’ 11/4 favourite outstayed El Tren and Magen’s Moon by one and a quarter lengths and half a length to add to a maiden hurdle win achieved last year at Tipperary.

Winning rider Colin Keane commented afterwards-“He’s probably a horse that saves a bit for himself but that’s not a bad thing I suppose.

“Wayne (Lordan) was pretty happy with him the last day. He said he got a bit tight early doors and got pushed back a little further than he wanted to but came home well.

“The step up in trip suited him today and we went a nice gallop the whole way.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
11/4Fav
Tote €3.90 €1.70
2nd
1.25L
12/1
€3.80
3rd
0.5L
5/1
€1.50
4th
13L
7/2
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.