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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Apprentice Persse wins on Apprentice

Thu 20th Apr 2023, 19:13

Apprentice and Alan Persse (nearest) beat Slaney Tide and Luke McAteer
Apprentice and Alan Persse (nearest) beat Slaney Tide and Luke McAteer
© Photo Healy Racing

Friendless in the market all day, 25/1 chance Apprentice landed the three-year-old handicap under 7lb claimer Alan Persse.

Having tracked the leaders, the Mastercraftsman filly went in pursuit of Slaney Tide after the latter struck the front early in the straight. She needed all of the 1m1f trip to wear down that rival who was bidding to give Jim Bolger and Luke McAteer a double on the evening. A head was the margin of victory.

Winning trainer Mark Cahill said: “We gave her a chance, to be honest about it. She was working away well, and the drying ground helped. Last weekend, the way the ground was, I thought we had no chance.

"She’s a grand filly and will stay a little bit further.”

Quotes from Tom Weekes

1st
25/1
Tote €26.00 €4.90
2nd
hd
10/3JFav
€2.20
3rd
4L
100/1
€18.60
4th
0.5L
11/1
bf
shd
10/3JFav
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.