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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Caesar in command for Morris & Doyle

Fri 1st Apr 2022, 17:32

Caesar Rock (right) beat Mr Saxobeat  Caesar Rock (right) beat Mr Saxobeat
© Photo Healy Racing

Caesar Rock (10s into 15/2) made all in the Brendan Cullimore Electrical Contractors Rated Novice Hurdle.

Mr Saxobeat slipstreamed the winner on the downhill run to the straight and looked to be travelling well but Ricky Doyle had saved plenty on the six-year-old by Mahler who asserted from two out. He stayed on well to beat Mr Saxobeat by a length and a quarter with Sweet Street a length and three quarters further back in third.

The victorious reserve had been placed twice in nine previous starts over hurdles and was third on his chasing bow at Thurles last month.

Winning trainer Mouse Morris said: “That was a bonus as he’s going chasing and jumps super.

“He goes on the ground so he’ll go chasing soon. He jumps and he stays.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

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.