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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Deserved win for odds-on Zunera

Thu 2nd Jul 2015, 18:08

Zunera is driven out by Shane Foley to beat Coto and Shane KellyZunera is driven out by Shane Foley to beat Coto and Shane Kelly
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After a string of seconds Zunera got a deserved win to her name as she took the Glebe House Stud Handicap under Shane Foley for Mick Halford.

Sent off the 9/10 favourite (from evens) the daughter of Invincible Spirit was a close second in the early stages before being pushed along to dispute over a furlong out.

She soon hit the front and despite swishing her tail she kept on well in the closing stages to score by a length and a half. Coto (10/3 to 11/4 on-course) finished second under Shane Kelly for Matty Tynan

Mick Halford said afterwards: "She deserved to get her head in front as she has produced a few good efforts recently.

"Jumping the road won it for her! A bit of schooling never goes astray.

"They went hard and the two of them were taking each other on. Five is a shade tight for her but she doesn't quite get six as she's been caught late on a few times.

"She's a winner at two and three now. She's an Invincible Spirit filly and will be a nice filly for the paddocks."

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

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.