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Mark Nunan
Ryan back amongst the winners with Barbaha Queen
Barbaha Queen
© Photo Healy Racing
John Ryan brought eight horses to the all-chase meeting at Clonmel and got a winner on the board when Barbaha Queen landed the Bulmers Zero (Q.R.) Handicap Chase under David Doyle.
Backed from 8/1 to 9/2 before the off, the daughter of Yeats came from mid-division to lead two out and was driven out to beat fellow bottom weight Kadys Dirha by two and a half lengths.
Ryan, who owns the eight-year-old himself, was saddling his first winner since January and said: "I've had 45 seconds and 14 winners in the last 12 months so it's been ridiculous! I've finished second in good races with nice horses and I had a right bet on a good filly I ran at Kilbeggan but a horse still came and did her.
"Anyway, it is nice get this winner and this is a nice mare. She was entitled to her win after her Limerick run and David Doyle gave her a peach of a ride. Hopefully she can win a few now.
"David rides work for me on the odd day and lives only four miles from me - that's his first winner for me."
Quotes from Thomas Weekes