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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

288/1 brace for Roche as Nebo makes all

Wed 11th Aug 2021, 19:49

Nebo stays on strongly for Leigh Roche Nebo stays on strongly for Leigh Roche
© Photo Healy Racing

Nebo (15/2) broke smartly from stall one and made all in the Open Week At Gowran Park Handicap to give Leigh Roche a quick 288/1 double.

The Kodiac gelding edged clear of his eight rivals racing to the furlong marker and beat Big Baby Bull (8/1) by two and a quarter lengths.

It was a fifth career win for Nebo, a Group 3 winner at two for Charlie Hills who has now won three handicaps for Tom Hogan since relocating to Ireland in 2019.

Roche, successful in the previous contest on Rerouting, said: “Tom (Hogan) rang before I left Kildare and said the horse is better now than before his last few runs and was in great form at home.

"The draw suited him and I was able to bounce out and make the running. A loose horse didn't help him at Galway the last day (finished fifth behind Current Option) and he was entitled to win today.

"He is genuine, tough and tries hard which is a big help when you have one going forward like that."

Quotes from Thomas Weekes

1st
15/2
Tote €10.40 €3.40
2nd
2.25L
8/1
€3.40
3rd
0.5L
7/1
€2.80
4th
1.5L
11/1
bf
shd
4/1Fav
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.