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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Local hope Corbetts Cross lands bumper

Sun 16th Oct 2022, 18:17

Corbetts Cross (far side) beats Getaway Charlie
Corbetts Cross (far side) beats Getaway Charlie
© Photo Healy Racing

The market principals were left behind in the final quarter-mile of the 2m3f bumper as Corbetts Cross and outsider Getaway Charlie went clear of the remainder.

It was the locally-trained Corbetts Cross who found a bit more for Maxine O’Sullivan to score by a length and three quarters.

A point-to-point winner at Kildorrery in February, the winner had been placed in a course and distance bumper at the Easter meeting.

Winning trainer Eugene O’Sullivan said: "He is a big, proper horse and has matured over the summer.

"We didn't get enough for him at the sales (in March) as people mightn't have liked the sire (Gamut) but I'm delighted I didn't sell him now. He is a good horse, wasn't fully ready today and that's why I wasn't more cocky with him. The ground came in our favour and she gave him a lovely ride.

"He will be a chaser and where he'll go between now and then I don't know. He goes on any ground."

Quotes from Tom 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.