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Gary Carson
Eclairage bounces out and makes all in nursery
Eclairage and Declan McDonogh
© Photo Healy Racing
Eclairage led her rivals a merry dance when making all in the five furlong nursery at Dundalk.
Danny Murphy 's charge was smartly away and took them along under Declan McDonogh, who steered her to the stand's side in the straight.
The 12/1 shot had a couple of lengths in hand passing the furlong pole and kept on well in the closing stages to hold the challenge of Bobbi Rosa by half-a-length.
Eclairage was making her handicap debut this evening having had three maiden runs earlier in the season.
Murphy said: "I'm delighted for the owner (Siobhan Murphy).
"I really thought she could win. That's why I put McDonogh on, I saw that he was doing 8-7. I said I would either get Hollie Doyle or McDonogh.
"I said to Nathan Crosse if he would ride her and I told him 'out the gates and gone' - he works for Willie McCreery next door to me. He had to ride for Marnane.
"Kevin O'Ryan rang me and I said to put Declan McDonogh up because he is brilliant out of the gate."
(Quotes by Michael Graham)