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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Delta impresses in easy win

Wed 17th May 2017, 19:47

Delta Work and Bryan Cooper pictured on their way to victoryDelta Work and Bryan Cooper pictured on their way to victory
© Photo Healy Racing

The Gordon Elliott trained Delta Work ran out an emphatic winner of the Kildare Hunt Club Maiden Hurdle.

The French import finished second on his Irish debut at Cork earlier this month, and was well-fancied to go one place better this evening.

Sent off the 10/11 favourite (touched evens), he was settled in second by Bryan Cooper, as market rival Herminio attempted to make all.

The winning son of Network closed the gap on the front-runner before three out, and he hit the front on the approach to the straight, soon stretching clear, going on to score by twenty lengths.

50/1 chance Sea Bank came through to take second under Ryan Treacy for Harry Rogers, while the aforementioned Herminio (5/2) was another four and a half lengths back in third for Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins.

Elliott said afterwards: "We think he's a nice horse. We'll probably send him home for a month now and then have him back in to have him going early.

"Jumping is his game and Bryan said he'd come on from that again."

On Jack Kennedy's injury Elliott added: "I just know that he's gone to the hospital. Hopefully he's not too bad."

STEWARDS REPORT

R. Loughran, rider of Mr Champers trained by Adrian Paul Keatley, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount hung badly to the left during this race.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
10/11Fav
Tote €1.80 €1.02
2nd
20L
50/1
€16.10
3rd
4.5L
5/2
€1.60
4th
10L
66/1
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.