Mark Nunan

Half Nutz is no fool at Naas

Sun 17th Oct 2021, 18:28

Andrew Slattery with the Woodfarm Racing Syndicate
© Photo Healy Racing

Half Nutz enhanced his fine track record at Naas when landing the EquisoftLive Handicap in the hands of Andrew Slattery.

It was fifth career victory for the Sir Prancealot gelding and the last three of those wins have come over six furlongs at Naas at odds of 12/1, 11/1 and on this occasion 10/1.

Held up in rear by Slattery, the 4-year-old made headway between horses inside the final quarter mile before bursting to the front well inside the final furlong.

He ran on strongly to beat Sounds Of Spring by a length and three quarters with Huddle Up another three quarters of a length away in third.

Winning trainer Sheila Lavery was recording her 16th winner of the season (previous best was 15 in 2019) and said: “He’s in the Horses-In-Training Sale so I’ll have to talk with the syndicate.

“He’s been losing ground out of the stalls but he ran really well in Dundalk last week. He likes it here and the ground suited him.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

4.35

EquisoftLive H'cap €15,500.00 5f 205yds

1st

Half Nutz (IRE) (12)

10/1

Tote €11.80 €4.00

2nd

1.75L

Sounds Of Spring (IRE) (13)

8/1

€3.20

3rd

0.75L

Huddle Up (IRE) (14)

33/1

€10.00

4th

0.75L

Not Now Zeb (IRE) (5)

18/1

1.75L

Rough Diamond (IRE) (10)

7/2JFav

Heavenly Power (IRE) (9)

7/2JFav

Full Result

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.

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