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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Dawn takes the feature for Kelly & Short

Wed 19th Jul 2017, 21:02

Dawn Raider clears the last under Adam ShortDawn Raider clears the last under Adam Short
© Photo Healy Racing

Pat Kelly recorded his second winner of the Killarney July Festival, as his Dawn Raider landed the feature Bet Through The Racing Post App Handicap Hurdle.

Without a win in twelve starts before today, the son of Mahler was available at 11/1 last night, but that price was quickly snapped up.

He opened on-course at just 4/1, before going off the 9/2 joint-favourite under seven pound claimer Adam Short.

Settled behind the leaders, the five-year-old gelding travelled strongly to challenge between horses from three out, and led after the next.

He was kept up to his work on the run-in, staying on well to score by four and a quarter lengths. Conduct Yourself who was the other joint-favourite, finished second under Barry Browne for John Kiely, while Ask Susan (11/2) was half a length away in third for Mark Enright and John Nicholson.

Morning favourite Wood Breizh went as high as 8/1 on-course, and he finished fourth at 7/1 with Ruby Walsh in the saddle for Willie Mullins.

Kelly, who was on the mark with Lizzies Champ on Monday, said afterwards: "I thought he'd have won before now but he had been running well. He'll get an entry in the three miles handicap hurdle at Galway now."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

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.