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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Iridescent battles to another victory under Callaghan

Fri 11th Aug 2023, 19:38

Iridescent  Iridescent
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Iridescent (7/1) made it three wins from his last four starts with a battling success in the Elevate Financial Planning Opportunity Handicap Chase.

Kieran Callaghan, who was on board when the nine-year-old won over hurdles at Ballinrobe in May and over fences at Downpatrick the following month, let the winner stride to the front on the approach to the straight but the pair were narrowly headed by Downtown Queen between the final two fences.

After a good tussle from the last, Iridescent's spirited rally saw him home in front by half-a-length from Downtown Queen.

Winning trainer Jonathan Fogarty: "I'm delighted for his owners (Touch Of Luck Syndicate) who are all from Wexford and it's lovely to get a winner at our local track. We will see how he comes out of this and I'll try pick something out for him then."

Quotes from 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.