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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Rose now two from two

Sun 17th Jul 2016, 16:12

Rose De Pierre is ridden out by Pat SmullenRose De Pierre is ridden out by Pat Smullen
© Photo Healy Racing

Rose De Pierre made it two from two as she took the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap For The Defence Forces Trophy.

The well-bred daughter of Dubawi won on her debut over the course and distance in May, beating subsequent Naas winner Ottilie by a nose.

Having opened at 11/8 on-course, the Dermot Weld trained bay came in for plenty of market support, and went off the 5/4 favourite in the colours of Moyglare Stud Farm.

Settled behind the leaders by Pat Smullen, she was third halfway. She came with her challenge from the two furlong pole, and was pushed along to lead over a furlong out.

She was ridden inside the final furlong, and kept on well in the closing stages, going on to score by two lengths. Diamond Rio finished second at 20/1 under Rory Cleary for Tony Mullins, while Siamsaiocht (8/1) was a length back in third under Kevin Manning for Jim Bolger.

Dermot Weld said afterwards: "She did it nicely and is a progressive filly. We'll progress her along and maybe look for a Listed race next.

"She's an immature filly and has taken a bit of time to come to hand. She only won by a nose on debut, and the race took quite a bit out of her.

"She's a filly that I will enjoy training for the remainder of this year, and next year. She will only come into her own next year, and should mature into a proper filly next year. We'll take our time with her."

The winner is out of Profound Beauty who won nine times under Smullen for Weld and owners Moyglare Stud Farm.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

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.