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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Glens Of Antrim easily lands the odds

Mon 27th Dec 2021, 12:44

Glens Of Antrim and Jody McGarvey 
Glens Of Antrim and Jody McGarvey
© Photo Healy Racing

Just minutes after taking the first at Leopardstown, Willie Mullins was on the mark in the opener at Limerick as Glens Of Antrim easily landed odds of 4/11 in the ‘David Fitzgerald - Take It Easee' Mares Maiden Hurdle.

Runner-up a couple of times last term and fourth in a Grade 1 at Fairyhouse behind Skyace, the daughter of Flemensfirth tracked the leaders before hitting the front between the final two flights. She readily went clear on the run-in to account for Emily Roebling by eight lengths.

Winning rider Jody McGarvey said: "She was the best horse in a bad race and she made the most of it. It is hard going out there, it is horrible and there aren't too many horses that like it."

Quotes from Thomas 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.