Promising Monotype should prove a winner for Nolan

Justin O’Hanlon identifies the potential winners to have emerged in Ireland

Paul Nolan: former Roger Varian-trained Monotype looks a good prospectCredit: John Grossick 07710461723

Monotype
Trainer Paul Nolan
5th, 2m maiden hurdle, Gowran Park, January 26

This five-year-old was a pretty useful Flat handicapper in Britain for Roger Varian, winning a handicap off a mark of 90 before fetching 52,000gns at the Newmarket autumn sale. The evidence of his Gowran effort suggests there should be much better to come from him.

Racing handily, he mostly jumped well, tacking on to the heels of the leading group turning out of the back straight, and he got tired only after the second last. His jumping went to pieces late in the race but that was only after he tired.

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Published on 1 February 2017inFeatures

Last updated 10:55, 6 February 2017

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