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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Feu Du Bresil steps up under Callaghan

Thu 6th Apr 2023, 18:49

Kieran Callaghan 
Kieran Callaghan
© Photo Healy Racing

The Willie Mullins-trained Feu du Bresil improved on previous efforts to get off the mark in the Clionas Foundation Opportunity Maiden Hurdle.

Having tracked the leaders, the eight-year-old was produced to challenge between the final two flights and headed long-time leader Top Speed before the last. He stayed on well to score by three and three quarter lengths from Fameaftertheglory

Winning rider Kieran Callaghan said: "I've sat on him at home but that's my first time riding him in a race. He did everything I wanted and picked up from the second-last home, so I couldn't fault it.

"You could say he is improving with every run and hopefully now that he has got his head in front, he'll come on again from it. He is a fine big horse and has plenty of scope to jump fences in time.

"We got the job done today and that's the main thing."

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.