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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Irascible leads home 1-2 for de Bromhead but odds-on backers will be cross

Thu 29th Oct 2020, 14:34

Irascible and Dylan Robinson Irascible and Dylan Robinson
© Photo Healy Racing

The Cashel Maiden Hurdle resulted in a one-two, and a quick double, for trainer Henry de Bromhead.

The 4/6 favourite Decimation was always prominent under Rachael Blackmore and saw off the challenge of Envious Editor after the second-last.

All the while, though, the grey Irascible (18s into 17/2 in late betting) was staying on in the hands of Dylan Robinson and a mistake at the last by the market leader gave him the opening he needed.

The Jukebox Jury 5-year-old, a half-brother to prolific winner Kruzhlinin, stayed on best to win by two and three quarter lengths.

Decimation was second and it was a further eight lengths back to Envious Editor (5/2) in third.

It was a winning racecourse debut for Irascible who finished fifth in his only point-to-point run in March of last year.

Winning trainer Henry de Bromhead said: "They are two nice horses and the winner has always worked like a nice horse. I thought he'd need the run for experience but he picked up really well.

"He was just about ready to run in a bumper when we went into lockdown but he is a great jumper and I'm delighted with that.

"Decimation is a very nice as well and I don't think he did a whole lot wrong to be fair.

They both worked like nice horses and Decimation obviously had the run under his belt and I thought Irascible would need the run and he didn't and Dylan (Robinson) gave him a great ride.

"Irascible could go for a rated novice next and he might even be entitled to go for an open novice but we'll chat to Michael and Eddie (O'Leary) and see."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
17/2
Tote €12.30 €1.90
2nd
2.75L
4/6Fav
€1.10
3rd
8L
5/2
€1.20
4th
20L
22/1
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.