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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Rough Diamond sparkles at Naas

Sat 7th May 2022, 18:14

Rough Diamond and Shane Crosse
Rough Diamond and Shane Crosse
© Photo Healy Racing

Always in the front rank towards the stands' side, the strong-travelling Rough Diamiond went away in the final furlong to land the CW Clothing H´cap by two and three quarter lengths.

The lightly-raced five-year-old, ridden by Shane Crosse, had been second at Navan on his seasonal reappearance and came on from that to score from a mark 10lb lower than when first allotted a rating. Earls came through for second, with half a length and the same back to Sister Lola and Mickey the Steel.

Winning trainer Eddie Lynam said: “He did it well. He won a maiden first time out, which is very unlike one of mine, and suffered then as he got a lofty rating.

“He's kind of stupid and he's well named! He'd be kept back a few years in school if he was on two legs, he's not the brightest bulb in the shop.

“He's getting the hang of sprinting, he ran well a couple of weeks ago, and Shane said he was pretty straight forward today.

“There is a huge draw bias here, he was high and Teddy (Boy, runner-up in the earlier 5f handicap) was low. It's swings and roundabouts but you need to be down this side.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
6/1
Tote €7.50 €1.80
2nd
2.25L
11/1
€2.70
3rd
0.5L
66/1
€9.90
4th
0.5L
8/1
€2.60
bf
1.25L
11/2Fav
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.