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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Prendergast & Hayes double-up with Mizzah

Mon 2nd May 2016, 18:27

Mizzah comes home a comfortable winner under Chris HayesMizzah comes home a comfortable winner under Chris Hayes
© Photo Healy Racing

Mizzah completed a double at the Curragh for Kevin Prendergast and Chris Hayes as he took the last, the Keadeen Hotel Maiden.

Seventh on his debut over the course and distance last August, the son of Invincible Spirit was then a good third to Blue De Vega on his next start at Naas.

He disappointed on his final start as a two-year-old, finishing sixth of eleven to Tribal Beat again at Naas.

Having opened at 9/2 on-course he was well-supported today and went off the 7/2 second favourite in the colours of Hamdan Al Maktoum (also completing a double).

Settled in mid-division he travelled well in sixth at the halfway stage. He was pushed along to challenge with under two furlongs to race, and hit the front from the furlong pole, keeping on well from there to score by three and three parts of a length. Fainleog finished second at 66/1 for Annemarie and Adrian O’Shea, while Ionization (25/1) was a further two and three parts of a length back in third under Declan McDonogh for Pat Shanahan. Footbridge was sent off the 2/1 favourite and he finished a disappointing eleventh under Pat Smullen for Dermot Weld.

Kevin Prendergast, who was earlier on the mark with Awtaad said afterwards: "It's been a good day. He's a nice horse. He had a bit of an issue last year as he fractured his pelvis on his last run at Naas.

"He had run very well before that when he was third. He came on well and wintered well.

"He got over his complaint and hopefully can continue. He was working well and had it on paper."

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
7/2
Tote €5.90 €2.20
2nd
3.75L
66/1
€26.90
3rd
2.75L
25/1
€14.50
4th
1.25L
12/1
bf
nk
2/1Fav
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.