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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Luckyinmilan gets off the mark over fences

Tue 20th Mar 2018, 17:23

Luckyinmilan (right) just leads Mindsmadeup over two outLuckyinmilan (right) just leads Mindsmadeup over two out
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Luckyinmilan finally took advantage of his low handicap mark over fences, as he just got the better of Mindsmadeup in the Carrick-On-Suir Handicap Chase.

The Oliver McKiernan trained nine-year-old is rated 120 over hurdles, compared to a mark of just 90 over the larger obstacles.

Sent off the 11/10 favourite this afternoon, the Barry Browne ridden gelding led and disputed with Mindsmadeup.

He was ridden before the second last and soon gained a narrow lead, keeping on well under pressure on the run-in to see off the aforementioned Mindsmadeup by half a length.

The runner-up was returned a 4/1 chance under Liam Gilligan for James Sheehan.

McKiernan said afterwards: "He jumped well throughout. We thought 2m 7f here might be a horrid slog (the last race on the card) and two miles on this ground would be like 2m 2f. Barry claimed five pound - he knows him well and gave him a great ride.

"He's a real soft ground horse so time is probably running out on him. We'll see what happens and there could be another run in him yet."

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

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.