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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Battling qualities not needed as Warrior "gets a freebie"

Thu 7th Jul 2022, 21:17

Shoshone Warrior in splendid isolation Shoshone Warrior in splendid isolation
© Photo Healy Racing

The 1m7f amateur riders race was a one-horse race with John Gleeson catching his rivals napping on all the way winner Shoshone Warrior (7/2).

Soon clear in front, Gleeson steadied the pace a bit at halfway and his mount's advantage was somewhat reduced but once he kicked on again half a mile out the race was over as a contest. He was a dozen lengths clear on straightening up for home and was kept up to his work to beat odds-on stablemate Okita Soushi by an eased-down ten lengths.

It completed a second one-two of the evening for Joseph O’Brien, who achieved the same feat in race six at Limerick, and it was a fourth winner of the evening for the Carriganog handler with doubles at both meetings.

Assistant trainer Brendan Powell remarked: “He's a horse who stays well. He was third in this last year and you'd probably say he didn't go quick enough. He went a gallop today.

“He dropped the other horse in today to switch him off as he can be keen, it's always the way he's ridden.

“He's got a freebie in front. He's five now but he hasn't been gelded that long. He was a massive horse and hard to get fit.

“John has given him a peach of a ride from the front. He stays extremely well and from four out there was no way the other horses were getting to him. He's won well.

“He's got a big long stride on him and he's got a very good cruising speed. It's great for the guys who own him, they've had him a couple of years now.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
7/2
Tote €4.50 €1.40
2nd
10L
4/5Fav
€1.10
3rd
0.5L
3/1
4th
2.5L
150/1
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.