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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Elliott & Gilligan snare another brace

Sat 10th Jun 2023, 17:03

New Year Honours  New Year Honours
© Photo Healy Racing

The first division of the Primal Performance & Fitness Maiden Hurdle saw 11/8 favourite New Year Honours score comfortably to give Gordon Elliott and Danny Gilligan a double on the day.

The Nathaniel filly, a 1m4f all-weather winner for Ralph Beckett, had finished second on hurdles debut at Down Royal in November and was fitted with a tongue-tie for this first start since Christmas.

Having tracked the leaders, she hit the front after the second-last and asserted before the last to beat Fermoyle by five and a half lengths.

“On her run last year she was entitled to do that,” said Elliott.

“She was good there, he said she took a blow and she'll come from it.

“She's probably a filly that we could mix back on the Flat as well.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

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.