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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

'Powerful' display of galloping from Shannon Glory

Fri 15th Jul 2022, 15:40

Shannon Glory Shannon Glory
© Photo Healy Racing

Shannon Glory (10/3 joint-favourite) was a wide margin winner of the Dawn Milk Omega Mares' Maiden Hurdle.

The five-year-old, placed over course and distance on her Rules debut in May and runner-up at Tramore last month, was always in a lovely rhythm close to the pace and went on after three out.

Jack Kennedy just had to keep her up to her work and she galloped on stoutly to defeat Queshi Bridge by a dozen lengths.

Winning trainer Paul Power, based in Waterford, said: "I rode her in point-to-points but not very well, as I couldn't win on her! I always liked her but she couldn't handle winter ground and she was beaten in a confined point-to-point by a ten year old which had been eventing.

"In fairness she hasn't run a bad race on solid ground and on form it wasn't a total surprise she won so well. She met traffic problems at Tramore and we rode her handier today.

"There is a mares' novice for her at Listowel (in September) so that is something we might aim for and then she'll get a break for the winter."

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.