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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Red Gerry scores for Meade and Keane

Thu 29th Aug 2019, 22:24

             Red Gerry and Colin Keane Red Gerry and Colin Keane
© Photo Healy Racing

Red Gerry (15/8 fav) was a convincing four length winner of the concluding Buy Tickets Online @TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden for Noel Meade and Colin Keane.

The first-time blinkered Canford Cliffs gelding hadn’t enjoyed the best of luck in running on his previous couple of starts in handicaps, but back in maiden company things went much more smoothly.

He was produced to lead between horses over a furlong down and stretched away from Rayounpour (4/1), with Lake Macquarie (8/1) another three and a quarter lengths away in third.

“He’s been a bit unlucky on his last few runs and he deserves that win, said the winning rider Keane.

"The blinkers probably helped him to concentrate, and hopefully he’ll go on to bigger and better things.

“He’s quite versatile trip wise, and no doubt he’ll be jumping hurdles at some stage.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

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.