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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Elliott completes 474/1 seven-timer

Thu 2nd Jul 2015, 20:49

Gordon Elliott pictured after recording his seventh winner of the dayGordon Elliott pictured after recording his seventh winner of the day
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Moonmeister provided Gordon Elliott with his seventh winner of the day (four at Perth and three at Bellewstown) as he ran out an easy winner of the Wintergrass Novice Hurdle under Luke Dempsey.

Successful on his debut over flights at Downpatrick last month the son of Mastercraftsman was sent off at 3/10 to follow-up this evening.

Sent straight to the front by Dempsey he went clear before the last and kept on well on the run-in to score easily by ten lengths. Jesmond Lodge finished second at 3/1 under Ryan Treacy for John Ryan.

Elliott said afterwards: "We thought he was our best chance of the day and fortunately it worked out. He might go to Galway for something.

"It has been a great day. I've always said I have the best staff in the country and good owners and good facilities."

Elliott's four Perth winners were The Absent Mare (9/4fav), Broughtons Bandit (7/2), Russian Regent (Evensfav) and Bank Bonus (7/4fav).

Richard Johnson rode the first three winners while Kevin Sexton was aboard Bank Bonus.

STEWARDS REPORT

K.M. Donoghue, rider of Harry's Summer (USA) trained by Gordon Elliott, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his saddle slipped after the first hurdle and he pulled up.

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.