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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Buckley doubles up on The Friday Man

Sat 17th Sep 2022, 18:15

The Friday Man  The Friday Man
© Photo Healy Racing

The Bar One Racing-sponsored conditions hurdle was readily won by 4/6 favourite The Friday Man

The Kayf Tara gelding, winning for the fourth time in five starts, tracked front-running stablemate Mars Harper before heading that one on the run to the last. He only needed to be pushed out by Kieren Buckley to beat Another Choice by nine lengths.

It was a double for Buckley (now on nine for the season) after A Fyn Duw A Fydd earlier, and it was a third strike of the afternoon for winning trainer Gordon Elliott.

The latter said: "He's a grand horse and a money-spinner.

"He will go on any ground."

When asked if he could be one for Down Royal, he said: "I wouldn't say no."

He added: "I'm delighted for Kieren Buckley to ride a winner for us, that's his first ride for me. I knew his mother and father very well when I was working in Pipe's (Martin). They would have looked after me very well. He's a good rider."

Quotes from Michael Graham

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.