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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Chantilly wins readily on handicap debut

Sun 7th Apr 2024, 16:15

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© Photo Healy Racing

The 7/4 favourite Chantilly made light of a mark of 85 in the three-year-old handicap over ten furlongs.

Placed in all three maiden outings last year, the Galileo colt sat second under Ryan Moore before being sent past Slaney Swagger two furlongs out and he stayed on strongly to beat that rival by four and a quarter lengths.

It was a third winner on the card for Moore and Aidan O'Brien after Wingspan and Battle Cry.

"We liked him last year but he never won," said O'Brien.

“Ryan thought he could be a horse for a handicap in Ascot and he should get into one of those three-year-old races now.

“I’d say he definitely wants better ground. He’s a good mover, a long striding horse.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
7/4Fav
Tote €2.75 €1.10
2nd
4.25L
15/2
€2.40
3rd
1.5L
10/1
€3.00
4th
1.5L
7/2
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.