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Murtagh in double form

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Aidan O'Brien's Black Bear Island won the The Coolmore Aussie Rules EBF Maiden with Johnny Murtagh in the saddle making it a double for him this afternoon.

Murtagh had an easy task winning, he was in front and clear from 2f out and stayed on well to win by an easy 4 lengths from David Wachman's Dreamtheimpossible

Coolmore Aussie Rules EBF M'dn €18,500.00 7f

1st

Black Bear Island (IRE) (7)

2/7Fav

Tote €1.30 €1.10

2nd

4L

Dreamtheimpossible (USA) (5)

14/1

€3.90

3rd

4L

Sunwise (USA) (10)

7/1

€4.20

4th

nk

Quiet Ocean (GB) (1)

14/1

Ireland Jockeys Trainers Aidan O'Brien John Murtagh David Wachman

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