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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Well-backed Presenting Dylan obliges on first start for Elliott

Mon 28th Sep 2020, 14:56

       Presenting Dylan and Jack Kennedy Presenting Dylan and Jack Kennedy
© Photo Healy Racing

5/4 favourite Presenting Dylan (from 5/2 in the morning) was a warm order in the betting all day ahead of the Oran Handicap Hurdle and, after hitting the front two out, he kept on well to readily defeat Ashton Court (11/2) and Heliers Bay (16/1) by five lengths and three quarters of a length.

Owned by Philip Reynolds, the 5-year-old was having a first start for Gordon Elliott having been unplaced in seven starts for previous handler Pat Kelly, a fourth place finish in a Limerick maiden hurdle being the best of those efforts.

The half-brother to three winners is entered at Gowran on Friday in a 2m4f handicap hurdle.

Winning rider Jack Kennedy said: "He seems a grand horse and the bit of nice ground brought out a bit of improvement in him.

“It probably wasn’t a great race but there should be a bit of fun to be had with him.”

Additional reporting by Eamonn Murphy

1st
5/4Fav
Tote €2.20 €1.02
2nd
5L
11/2
€2.40
3rd
0.75L
16/1
€5.30
4th
5.5L
12/1
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.