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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Twomey & Lee land Listed contest

Fri 16th Aug 2024, 19:34

Super Sox (yellow)
Super Sox (yellow)
© Photo Healy Racing

Super Sox (11/4 jt-fav) was a decisive winner of the Irish Stallion Farms Irish EBF Platinum Stakes under Billy Lee.

A Curragh maiden winner on her previous start in May, the daughter of Lope De Vega travelled strongly just off the pace and came through to lead inside the final quarter-mile. From there, she was ridden out to beat Dance Night Andday by a length-and-three-quarters.

"She is a nice filly and all her runs had been good but she won very impressively running quick sectional times on Guineas weekend. She did a 10.5 and an 11.07 (seconds) for the final two furlongs and the horse she beat won by nine lengths and 11 lengths on his next starts.

"She is big, we gave her time and she has furnished her frame as she was quite light in the spring. She needed to fill and hopefully it's onwards and upwards. She has an entry in the Ballyogan but I doubt she'll run, as it is next weekend.

"Billy said she could come back to six furlongs next year and we think she has a good future."

Quotes from Tom Weekes

1st
11/4JFav
Tote €3.75 €1.10
2nd
1.75L
5/1
€2.00
3rd
0.5L
28/1
€7.80
4th
1.25L
12/1
bf
2.5L
11/4JFav
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.