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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Teoleena eases to victory in the claimer

Fri 11th Jul 2014, 17:59

Teoleena spots the camera on her way to victory under Kevin ManningTeoleena spots the camera on her way to victory under Kevin Manning
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Teoleena justified odds-on favouritism as she took the opener at Navan, the Country & Western Evening 3yo Claiming Race, in convincing fashion under Kevin Manning for Jim Bolger.

The daughter of Teofilo got off the mark in a handicap on her seventh start at Gowran last month and she was sent off the 4/6 favourite to follow up this evening.

Having raced in third she made smooth progress on the outer from three furlongs out and once ridden over a furlong from home she quickly asserted, going clear to score easily by three and a half lengths. Love The Feeling was backed from 12/1 to 8/1 on-course and she finished second under Wayne Lordan for Willie McCreery.

Kevin Manning said afterwards: "It was a middling contest and she was entitled to do that. She handles that ground."

The winner could turn out again quickly at Fairyhouse on Sunday as she has been declared to run in a handicap over a mile and a half.

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.