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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Double Irish records very easy win

Fri 27th Dec 2013, 13:14

Double Irish clears the last under Davy RussellDouble Irish clears the last under Davy Russell
© Photo Healy Racing

The Gordon Elliott trained Double Irish ran out a very easy winner of the Paddy Power Maiden Hurdle, scoring under Davy Russell.

The five-year-old son of King’s Theatre finished second on his sole point-to-point start at Kildorrey in February, and he finished in the runner-up berth again on his racecourse debut in a bumper at Cork in April.

Both those runs came for Pat Colville, and after disappointing on his first two starts over hurdles for Elliott, he was sent off at 16/1 this afternoon.

Having raced prominently throughout, the bay gelding travelled best entering the straight and he stretched clear before the last, keeping on strongly from there to record an eased down thirteen length success. Champagne James was sent off the 11/8 favourite, but he could only manage a well-beaten second under Danny Mullins for Ted Walsh, while Quickpick Vic was a further seven lengths back in third under Ruby Walsh for Tony Martin at 4/1.

Gordon Elliott said afterwards: “He improved from his last few runs and he did that well. I’m not sure where he will go now but he will make a nice horse in time.”

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.