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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Farout impresses on second hurdles start

Sat 8th May 2021, 13:54

Farout and Danny MullinsFarout and Danny Mullins
© Photo Healy Racing

The 9/4 favourite Farout was a facile winner of the Thanks To All Frontline Workers Maiden Hurdle.

The grey gelding by Dark Angel tracked the leaders before coming through on the inner to lead after the third-last. He went right away from that point to win by 15 lengths from Son Of Hypnos (9/1).

Successful on the Flat in France, his new trainer Willie Mullins gave him a run in Grade Three company at Fairyhouse back in February where he ran respectably behind Teahupoo.

Winning rider Danny Mullins said: “It was a good performance and he learned plenty from Fairyhouse.

"I rode him in Fairyhouse and he just didn't jump that day but you'd forgive him because he was coming off the flat and it wasn't like he was a point-to-pointer.

"He stepped up nicely on that today and hopefully will be a nice one to look forward to and handled that ground well. Willie will have a chat with the owners and see what they want to do, but you'd imagine he'll be well able to win through the summer."

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.