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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Fan De Blues lands Cork feature

Sun 16th Oct 2022, 18:01

Fan De Blues  Fan De Blues
© Photo Healy Racing

After a confidence-boosting win at Ballinrobe in August, the 11/10 favourite Fan De Blues had too much class for his rivals in the Co-Op Superstores Handicap Steeplechase.

The seven-year-old took over in front before four out as the pace-setting Kitty Galore began to struggle and he overcame a mistake at the second-last to score by ten lengths from Turbo

It was first win, at the eleventh attempt, in handicap company for the Poliglote gelding who was partnered for the first time by Danny Mullins.

Winning trainer Willie Mullins said: "I was very disappointed with his jumping and at halfway I thought he was gone but when Danny grabbed ahold of him and gave him a squeeze, giving him a lot of assistance, he was way better. Maybe the other horses were summer types who didn't go on that ground.

"At the moment I'll keep him going and will keep him to that trip, which seems to suit him better. I'll keep him to small runner races as I'm not sure he likes big fields."

He added "Danny is a fantastic guy to have around the place and is all the time willing to school and willing to do anything. He is having a great season and is riding so well at the moment."

Quotes from Tom Weekes

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.