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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

The door finally opens for Bellakris

Mon 5th Aug 2019, 19:04

BELLAKRIS and Shane Foley (right) win for trainer Jessica Harrington.BELLAKRIS and Shane Foley (right) win for trainer Jessica Harrington.
© Photo Healy Racing

The consistent Bellakris (6/4 fav) got her turn on career outing number nine to land the concluding Naas Racecourse Fillies’ Maiden under Shane Foley.

Runner-up in four of those previous eight starts, Jessica Harrington’s Scat Daddy filly confirmed Curragh form with Silk Air (6/1) and defeated that one by a length and-a-half.

X’Girl (33/1) filled the third spot another length and three-quarters further back.

The winner carries the Special Tiara silks of owner Sally Rowley-Williams.

The winning rider Shane Foley said: “She’s been kocking on the door and deserved that. She came off the bridle earlier than ideal, but she’s hard-fit and in good form, so I knew she’d stay going for me.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
6/4Fav
Tote €2.30 €1.02
2nd
1.5L
6/1
€1.90
3rd
1.75L
33/1
€5.90
4th
nk
4/1
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.