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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Jiving Jerry has all the right moves for Blackmore

Sun 25th Oct 2020, 16:53

Jiving Jerry and Rachael Blackmore (red and white) en route to victoryJiving Jerry and Rachael Blackmore (red and white) en route to victory
© Photo Healy Racing

The Mayo Pink Ribbon Supports The National Breast Cancer Research Institute Handicap Hurdle saw Rachael Blackmore complete a double aboard Jiving Jerry (5/2 jt fav).

The Jeremy gelding travelled well tracking the leaders before being produced to lead after the last.

He kept on well on the run-in to account for Melly And Me (11/1) and My Manekineko (10/1) by two lengths and a length and a quarter. The other 5/2 joint favourite Bold Emperor was fourth.

The successful 5-year-old had gained a breakthrough win at Killarney in August before being placed on his last two starts.

He’s trained in Gowran by Jimmy Barcoe who said: “He’s learning still — he was the youngest horse in the race and he’s by the right sire (Jeremy, second winner on the card).

“He’s run on every type of ground and I think coming back to two miles suited as he’s always had plenty of gears.”

Additional reporting by Eamonn Murphy

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.