SPARAN Nua booked her Irish Oaks ticket at Cork on Sunday where the unbeaten Jim Bolger-trained filly landed the Group 3 Darley Munster Oaks Stakes, under stand-in jockey Nathan Crosse.
The Bolger-bred daughter of Dawn Approach had previously scored at both Naas and Gowran. Racing for her new owners Newtown Anner Stud Farm, she was held up in rear-division before progressing to challenge in the home straight. Sparan Nua battled well to score a half-length win over Nyra.


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