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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Third career win for Harrington's Shona Mea

Wed 11th Aug 2021, 20:42

Shona Mea and Shane Foley 
Shona Mea and Shane Foley
© Photo Healy Racing

Shona Mea (10/1) took the second split of the Holden Plant Rentals Handicap for horses rated 45-65.

The Dragon Pulse filly, a product of the Irish National Stud as is first division winner Stormy Jenn chased the leaders under Shane Foley before coming through to lead over a furlong from home. She went clear in the final hundred yards to readily defeat Phoenix Open (13/2) by three and a half lengths.

It was a third career win for the 4-year-old, and a first of this campaign, having won twice over a mile in 2020.

Having worn cheekpieces on her previous two unplaced outings, she was fitted with a visor on this occasion.

Winning trainer Jessica Harrington said: "She has to get down into that grade, won here over a mile last year and over 1m1f today. She is in at the Curragh on Friday (in a 1m apprentice handicap, along with first race winner Howling Wolf and will most likely go there as she'll probably get a hike for that.

"The (first-time) visor made a big difference today."

Quotes from Thomas Weekes

1st
10/1
Tote €11.80 €3.80
2nd
3.5L
13/2
€3.10
3rd
2L
5/1
€3.20
4th
3L
100/1
bf
11L
10/3Fav
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.