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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Fourth success for Slatterys' Expert

Sat 30th Mar 2024, 15:11

Independent Expert (purple) Independent Expert (purple)
© Photo Healy Racing

The seven-furlong handicap for older horses was won on seasonal reappearance by 17/2 chance Independent Expert

The five-year-old daughter of Gutaifan has now won a race in each of her four campaigns and came from off the pace under Andrew Slattery to thwart Scholarship by half a length.

Winning trainer Andy Slattery said: "She has a new owner and Mick (Walsh) is the farrier here at the racecourse. Mick has a few with us this year and this is our first winner together.

"She was unlucky a few times last year and it was a nice race and setup for her today. She goes on any ground and will get 1m2f on better ground but the testing ground made up the difference (over 7f) today.

"We had her in the Lincoln but she was out of the handicap so we said we'd come here instead. We'll give three weeks now after this first run and hopefully she will get into those better handicaps now."

Quotes from Tom Weekes

1st
17/2
Tote €10.40 €2.90
2nd
0.5L
13/2
€2.30
3rd
0.75L
15/2
€2.60
4th
0.75L
9/1
bf
shd
2/1Fav
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.