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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Dr Eggman all out to land the odds

Wed 31st May 2023, 06:44

Dr Eggman (left) wears down Intense ApproachDr Eggman (left) wears down Intense Approach
© Photo Healy Racing

Willie and Patrick Mullins completed doubles when 4/9 favourite Dr Eggman gained a hard-fought success in the Bank Of Ireland Flat Race.

Third in competitive contests at Fairyhouse (last year) and Punchestown, the five-year-old had to show his battling qualities to get the better of the always prominent Intense Approach and just managed to edge past that one close home to score by a head. Longshot Phantomofthepoints caught the eye in staying on for third with the placed horses well clear of the remainder.

Patrick Mullins, whose earlier winner for his father was We'llhavewan said: "The second is probably very good and it was a winter standard of bumper, I'd say. I think he was a bit dead in himself, he usually takes more of a tug which is why I dropped him in a bit, and he didn't really pick it up for me.

"The ground tonight is beautiful but he's a Saint Des Saints and I think he probably wants soft ground.

"He's probably a real winter horse and he'll go on his holidays now."

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.