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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Odds-on Power Of Pause duly obliges on hurdles bow

Thu 12th Nov 2020, 13:41

Power Of Pause and Paul Townend Power Of Pause and Paul Townend
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The 5/6 favourite Power Of Pause duly obliged in the I.N.H. Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle (Div II), scoring by a length and a half from the staying-on Torygraph (11/2).

The winner travelled well before coming through to lead at the second-last. He was nicely clear when very awkward at the last and that enabled the runner-up to narrow the winning margin close home.

Long-time leader The Priests Leap (11/4) could find no more after being headed and finished a further ten lengths back in third.

The Willie Mullins-trained Doyen gelding won a point-to-point last year before finishing runner-up in a couple of bumpers earlier this year.

Winning rider Paul Towned said: "It was nice to get him a win, he hit the cross-bar a few times in bumpers and he'll probably make a better jumper than he was a bumper horse.

"I wouldn't worry about the few mistakes he made, he'll be fine."

Additional reporting by Thomas 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.