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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Parkers Mill just holds off Taameer

Thu 23rd Aug 2012, 19:52

Parkers Mill hits the front under Wayne Lordan with Bold Thady Quill (finished third) on his outsideParkers Mill hits the front under Wayne Lordan with Bold Thady Quill (finished third) on his outside
© Photo Healy Racing

Parkers Mill just held off the late challenge of Taameer to land the Mocklershill Stables Race over 1m 1f for his trainer Tommy Stack with Wayne Lordan in the saddle.

The 4yo son of High Chaparral dropped back in trip this evening after running over 1m 6f at Killarney last time out.

Sent off at 9/4 he was held up early on and was fourth at the halfway stage. He made headway into third two furlongs out and was ridden with a furlong left to race.

He kept on well to lead inside the final 100 yards and he just held off the late surge of Taameer with Declan McDonogh aboard (7/1) by a short head. Unanimous who was going for a hat-trick of wins, was sent off the 6/4 favourite for Aidan and Joseph O’Brien but he didn’t seem to stay the trip and faded close home to finish fourth.

Fozzy Stack, whose wife Lucy owns the winner, said afterwards: "He has been frustrating and on that he looks like he would stay further.

"In or around a mile and a quarter is probably his trip. He has plenty of ability and jumping a hurdle is probably the next road for him.

"He will have his next run on the flat though, probably in a premier handicap or another conditions race."

(On-course reporting by Thomas Weekes)

1st
9/4
Tote €2.80 €2.00
2nd
shd
7/1
€1.02
3rd
0.75L
5/2
4th
0.75L
6/4Fav
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.