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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Flannery lands some nice bets

Sun 20th Sep 2015, 17:25

From left to right; Settle For Red, Flannery (winner) and Along The ShoreFrom left to right; Settle For Red, Flannery (winner) and Along The Shore
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The Andy Oliver trained Flannery landed some nice bets as he just prevailed in the Gowran Golf Memberships 2016 from E600 Apprentice Handicap.

The four-year-old son of Excellent Art opened at 16/1 on-course but was well-backed and went off at just 10's under Conor Hoban.

Settled towards the rear he made progress in the early straight. He was ridden in a three way go for the lead from a furlong out, just getting up on the line to prevail by a nose. Along The Shore (11/2) finished second under Ana O'Brien for her father Aidan while Settle For Red (13/2) was a further half a length back in third under Connor King for David Marnane.

The 3/1 favourite Super Focus (6/1 this morning) finished sixth under Daniel Redmond for Jim Bolger.

Conor Hoban said afterwards: "It's nice to get a winner for Andy Oliver who has been a good supporter of mine.

"He did it well and stuck it out. He appreciated the ease in the ground and with a bit of luck he'll win another one."

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.