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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Kelly & Flanagan double-up with Twiss's Hill

Fri 11th Mar 2016, 17:23

Twiss's Hill and Sean Flanagan race away from the lastTwiss's Hill and Sean Flanagan race away from the last
© Photo Healy Racing

After winning the fifth with Edvardo Harry Kelly and Sean Flanagan quickly doubled-up in the last, the O'Kelly Brothers Demolition Novice Handicap Hurdle, with Twiss's Hill

Sent off the 6/4 second favourite, the daughter of Acambaro was left in front at the fifth as the 11/10 favourite Unic De Bersy crashed out.

The winner soon went clear of her two rivals and while her lead was reduced on the approach to two out, she kicked on again after that flight and came home ten lengths to the good in the colours of owner/breeder Eamonn Durack.

Trademarked (12/1) finished second under Phillip Enright for Austin Leahy, while Fairy Field was twenty-three lengths back in last.

Harry Kelly said afterwards: That's my Cheltenham today!

"She received one pound (weight rise) standing in her stable the other day and that put her out of the 0-95 handicap hurdle on Saturday so we came here instead.

"She is very genuine and I hope Noel (O'Brien) isn't too hard on her now. She'll stay hurdling this season and wants a dig in the ground - she'll get her break when it dries up."

Bryan Cooper was sore but otherwise okay after his fall from Unic De Bersy.

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.