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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Galway Hurdle next up for The Game Changer

Thu 23rd Jul 2015, 19:46

The Game Changer jumps a fence on his way to victory under Davy RussellThe Game Changer jumps a fence on his way to victory under Davy Russell
© Photo Healy Racing

The Game Changer got back to winning ways as he ran out an easy victor of the three runner Wallstone Financial Novice Chase.

Successful on his first two starts over fences the Gordon Elliott trained gelding was disappointingly beaten by Arnaud on his last start at Wexford.

Sent off the 8/11 favourite this evening he made all under Davy Russell. Upazo looked held in second when he crashed out two from the finish.

As a result The Game Changer came home at his leisure with stable mate Shadow Catch forty-seven lengths behind him in second.

Gordon Elliott said afterwards: "I was humming and hawing this morning on whether to run him or not but that was great and he likes being ridden like that.

"It was a nice race to win and he'll run in the Galway Hurdle next."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

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.