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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Earls touches down to land a double for Cromwell

Mon 15th Aug 2022, 20:18

Earls (centre) 
Earls (centre)
© Photo Healy Racing

The 3/1 co-favourite Earls gained a fifth career success, and a first since joining Gavin Cromwell, when landing the Londis Roscommon Handicap.

Runner-up three times from five previous starts this season, the five-year-old was being pushed along with only one behind him early in straight. He came through between horses inside the final quarter-mile and led inside the final furlong before being ridden out by Gary Carroll to beat the front-running Verhoyen by a length and a half.

Cromwell, doubling up after taking the opener with Supposedtobe said: “We left the blinkers off him and that was the difference. He was racing too keenly.

“Garvan Donnelly, my head lad now, trained him before and he always wore blinkers so I weighed in with that.

“They went very hard and it opened up nicely for him. Gary said he wouldn’t mind trying him over a mile.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
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2nd
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4th
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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.