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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Icantsay springs 20/1 surprise

Fri 8th Jul 2016, 19:56

Icantsay (noseband) leads Call Vinnie over the lastIcantsay (noseband) leads Call Vinnie over the last
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The Marie Harding trained Icantsay sprang a 20/1 surprise in the Follow Us On Twitter Maiden Hurdle.

Successful in a point-to-point at Dromahane in April, the six-year-old son of Spadoun was since well beaten over the course and distance in May, before he was left at the start on his most recent outing at Ballinrobe.

Having led and disputed throughout, he went clear approaching the straight for the final time. He was pressed by Call Vinnie from the second last, but he pulled out more on the run-in, going on to score by four lengths under Adrian Heskin.

The runner-up was returned at 7/1 under Ricky Doyle for Robbie McNamara, while Battle Of Clontarf (8/1) was six and a half lengths back in third under Andrew Lynch for Kieran Purcell. Indian Court was sent off the 15/8 favourite (from 11/4) and he finished a disappointing sixth under David Mullins (his first day back from injury) for his father Tom.

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.