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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Gabbys Cross off the mark over hurdles for de Bromhead

Thu 15th Oct 2020, 13:46

Gabbys Cross and Rachael Blackmore jump the last Gabbys Cross and Rachael Blackmore jump the last
© Photo Healy Racing

The 9/4 favourite Gabbys Cross comfortably landed the www.tramoreraces.ie Maiden Hurdle under Rachael Blackmore.

The first-time hood seemed to do its job as the 5-year-old settled well tracking the leaders before moving through to lead two out. He ran on well to account for Take All (10/1) by six and a half lengths with the well-fancied second favourite Feelgood Island (11/4 ) another length away in third.

The winner was bought for E170,000 after winning a point-to-point at Monksgrange for Bernadette Murphy and is yet another winner to come out of the bumper won by Eric Bloodaxe on Hatton’s Grace Hurdle day at Fairyhouse last year(nine of the sixteen horses who finished behind the winner that day have now won).

Henry de Bromhead’s charge was getting off the mark on his third start over hurdles.

"He was entitled to do that on his point-to-point form and hopefully he can keep progressing now,” said Blackmore.

Additional reporting by Donal Murphy

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.