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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Heffernan & O'Brien complete quick double

Fri 18th May 2018, 19:38

El Greco and Seamie Heffernan pictured on their way to victoryEl Greco and Seamie Heffernan pictured on their way to victory
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After taking the previous contest with Most Gifted Aidan O'Brien and Seamie Heffernan quickly doubled-up with El Greco in the Buy Online @corkracecourse.ie Maiden.

Third on his debut at Dundalk in October, the son of Galileo again finishing third on his second start at the all-weather venue last month.

Having made all on Most Gifted, Heffernan adopted the same front-running tactics on this son of Galileo, who was sent off a 5/2 chance.

He was ridden from the two furlong pole, and kept on well inside the final furlong to score by a length and three parts. Tremendous Leap (3/1) finished second under Donnacha O'Brien for his brother Joseph, while the 7/4 favourite (from 5/2) New To Town was another length and three parts back in third.

Heffernan said afterwards: "He is a grand big lad and is a typical one of Aidan’s and hopefully he’ll continue to improve away.

"I'd say he got a little tired at Dundalk but he was very likeable there. I'd say he'll want a little further and hopefully he'll be getting fitter with each run."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

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.