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Mark Nunan
Soul Of Spain makes the breakthrough on seventh start
Soul Of Spain
© Photo Healy Racing
After victories on Mint Candy and Autumn Winter Wayne Lordan went in search of a treble aboard odds-on favourite Double Agent who set out to make all the running in the two-mile maiden. Soul Of Spain (2/1), just under four lengths behind Double Agent at Navan last month, stalked that rival in second before taking over in front two furlongs out and quickly went clear under Dylan Browne McMonagle to beat Sanctity Of Space by three-and-a-quarter lengths as the favourite faded into third.
It was a one-two for Joseph O'Brien who trains the winner for Go Racing Limited.
Stable representative Shane Crosse said: "He has bumped into one or two nice horses along the way and hasn't really run a bad race to date, but I think the blinkers helped him out today as he looks a bit lazy.
"Dylan said he took a bit of coaxing but was straightforward and stretched out well. Once he got comfortable, he put the race to bed and hopefully he can improve away."
Quotes from Tom Weekes