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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

For Pleasure sees it out best

Fri 25th May 2018, 20:50

For Pleasure and Rory Cleary For Pleasure and Rory Cleary
© Photo Healy Racing

For Pleasure recorded his second win of the season, as he took the Paddy's Rewards Club Handicap under Rory Cleary for James Barrett.

Successful at Navan in April, the chestnut son of Excelebration finished third, second, and fourth on his three starts since.

Sent off at 5/1 this evening, he raced mainly in fourth, and was ridden in third as they entered the straight.

He soon came with his challenge on the outer, and got to the front inside the final 200 yards, keeping on well from there to prevail by a length and three parts.

Joseph O'Brien was responsible for the second and third, Remmy D (14/1) and Dream Point (10/1). Flindt was sent off the well-backed 15/8 favourite (from 9/4 on-course and from 7/2 in early shows), and he finished fifth.

Cleary said afterwards: "He's a tricky enough horse to get to settle but when he settles he does it well. He was too hard on himself the last couple of runs."

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
5/1
Tote €6.00 €1.80
2nd
1.75L
14/1
€4.20
3rd
hd
10/1
€1.90
4th
2.25L
11/2
bf
0.5L
15/8Fav
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.