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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Sunwalk off the mark for team Slattery

Wed 2nd Feb 2022, 15:58

Sunwalk (left) holds Jaafel by a neck
Sunwalk (left) holds Jaafel by a neck
© Photo Healy Racing

The four-year-olds and up maiden over the extended ten furlongs saw Sunwalk get off the mark at the eighth time of asking for father and son combination Andy and Andrew Slattery.

The latter positioned his mount behind the leaders before allowing him to stride on in front half a mile form the finish. The 69-rated son of Vadamos was pressed in the closing stages by Jaafel but stayed on well to record a neck success from that rival with Gold Wing two lengths further away in third.

Assistant trainer Brian Slattery said: “He’s shown us a lot more at home than what he has produced so far on the track. Hopefully he’ll build on this and keep going forward.

“He’s a very big horse and it’s probably going to take time to grow into himself.

“He ran well on soft ground in Gowran last year and at some stage he will jump a hurdle.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
5/2
Tote €3.50 €1.30
2nd
nk
10/1
€2.00
3rd
2L
4/1
€1.70
4th
nk
25/1
bf
0.75L
6/4Fav
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.