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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Gliondar records first success under Enright

Fri 21st Sep 2018, 18:24

Gliondar Mo Chroi (blue) leads eventual fifth Sizing Malbay over the lastGliondar Mo Chroi (blue) leads eventual fifth Sizing Malbay over the last
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Gliondar Mo Chroi recorded her first success in the Broderick's Electrical Handicap Hurdle, scoring under Mark Enright for Aidan Fogarty and his father Joe.

A good second to Cappacon at Sligo on her penultimate start, the five-year-old daughter of Stowaway since disappointed at Wexford.

Fitted with a tongue strap for the first time today, she was sent off an 8/1 chance, off a mark of 86.

Settled behind the leaders on the outer, she improved the front from the second last, and was ridden out on the run-in to score by a length and three parts. Euro So Brave (20/1) ran on well to take second under Trevor Ryan for Willie Austin, while the well-backed Pump Road (20s in early shows and from 7s to 5s on-course) was another three parts of a length back in third. Oskar High who was sent off the well-backed 9/4 favourite (from 7/2), faded tamely from two out, and eventually finished tenth.

"I picked the best of the ground. We should have won the last race with Robin On The Hill We should have had a double I think," said Enright.

"We were very unlucky on the bend.

"She was good - she was very keen but I went out on the best of the ground - it's very cut up on the inside. I think that was the key to it."

Additional reporting by Eamonn Murphy

About Donal Murphy
Donal graduated from Maynooth University in 2010 with a BBS in Equine Business and since attained a diploma in Sports Journalism from Dublin Business School. He holds a variety of roles in the horse racing industry, reporting for the Press Association and p2p.ie, while also working for SIS and the Tote. From Wexford, he is a keen runner and has completed over 100 parkruns at various locations around the country.