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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Coakley & Doyle on the mark with Annie

Sun 20th Sep 2015, 16:48

Annie Irish and Ross Coakley see off the challenge of Tamisa and Chris HayesAnnie Irish and Ross Coakley see off the challenge of Tamisa and Chris Hayes
© Photo Healy Racing

Annie Irish recorded her second win of the season as she took the second division of Live Music After Racing Handicap.

The Liz Doyle trained four-year-old was fourth on her last start at Gowran and she was sent off a 6/1 chance (9/1 in a place this morning) today under Ross Coakley.

Settled behind the leaders on the rail she was ridden under two furlongs out and hit the front with over a furlong to race.

She kept on well from there, going on to score by half a length. Tamisa (20/1) kept on well to take second under Chris Hayes for John Joe Walsh while Miss Youngs (16/1) was a further length and three parts back in third under Declan McDonogh for Shay Barry. Ying Yang was sent off the 7/2 favourite and she finished fifth under Fran Berry for Johnny Feane.

Liz Doyle said afterwards: "She burst a blood vessel in Tipperary but had a nice run here over seven when she didn't get out and met a bit of traffic problems.

"He gave her a lovely ride. He dropped his whip and I was wondering why he wasn't hitting her but she won nicely.

"She was only broken as a three-year-old so is a year-and-a-half behind everything. She's a right little filly for the future.

"I don't think the rain got into the ground too much as she couldn't have won if it had."

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
6/1
Tote €7.80 €3.00
2nd
0.5L
20/1
€4.80
3rd
1.75L
16/1
€7.90
4th
1L
20/1
bf
2.75L
7/2Fav
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.

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