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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Listowel turning into a bountiful Harvest for Joseph

Thu 23rd Sep 2021, 15:16

Dante's Pass (right) makes a winning debut under   Shane Crosse  Dante's Pass (right) makes a winning debut under Shane Crosse
© Photo Healy Racing

Dante’s Pass (15/2) was a first-time-out winner of the MAC Fuels & General Supplies Maiden.

The Dark Angel gelding was towards the rear early on under Shane Crosse as the 2/1 favourite Kojin set the pace. The winner got into contention in the straight and led inside the final furlong to beat Knight Of Malta by three quarters of a length with the market leader another length away in third.

Brendan Powell, assistant to winning trainer Joseph O'Brien, said: “I thought it was a very good performance. He's a big horse, he must be 16-2 or 16-3.

“Joseph has taken his time with him, he's always liked him. He's a nice relaxed horse, Shane said he fell out of the gates and around this sharp track it took him a while to get into his stride.

“He made a lot of ground up off the bend and came wide as well. Once he got going he galloped to the line.

“I think he's got a big future and I think he could be a decent horse in time.

“He'd stay well and I think a big galloping track would suit him, you'd love to see him at the Curragh or Leopardstown. He has a great mindset to him.”

Crosse added: “It didn’t look likely until we straightened up. He was green away from the gates and we ended up going slow, so I had to use him a lot four out around the turn which wasn’t ideal but I think his ability got him out of trouble.”

The winner is a half-brother to useful hurdler Chief Justice.

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
15/2
Tote €7.20 €2.00
2nd
0.75L
7/1
€2.40
3rd
1L
2/1Fav
€1.30
4th
2.75L
80/1
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.