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Murtagh makes it two on Big Occasion

Thu 24th Jun 2010, 20:43

Big Occasion completed a double for Johnny Murtagh in the 'Tipperary's Hidden Heritage' Maiden, the Ballydoyle colt accounting for Raffaello Santi by a length.

The victorious son of Sadler's Wells, coming off a 282 day break, battled tenaciously to score from the Weld-runner with Jim Bolger's Gipsy Countess third and the 11/10 favourite, Zanoubiya (a second beaten favourite from Currabeg in as many races) only fourth.

Murtagh, earlier successful on David Wachman's Griffin commented: "He battled well, he's a hardy devil."

'Tipperary's Hidden Heritage' M'dn €10,500.00 1m 4f

1st

Big Occasion (IRE) (6)

6/4

Tote €2.00 €1.70

2nd

1L

Raffaello Santi (IRE) (1)

7/1

€3.20

3rd

1.5L

Gipsy Countess (IRE) (3)

12/1

€5.20

4th

2L

Zanoubiya (IRE) (4)

11/10Fav

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