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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Silver Flash goes to Never Ending Story

Thu 21st Jul 2022, 18:31

Never Ending Story and Ryan Moore (centre) get the better of Zoinnocent (blue & white) and La Dolce Vita (pink)Never Ending Story and Ryan Moore (centre) get the better of Zoinnocent (blue & white) and La Dolce Vita (pink)
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The Aidan O'Brien trained Never Ending Story justified market confidence in the Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes.

Third on debut at the Curragh in May, the Dubawi bay got off the mark at the Co Kildare venue on her next start and was expected to follow-up this evening, going off the 5/6 favourite.

After edging right leaving the stalls, she was soon settled in fourth by Ryan Moore, taking closer order on the outer from early in the straight.

She came with her challenge over a furlong from home and improved to the front inside the final 150 yards, going on to score by half-a-length. Zoinnocent (6/1) finished strongly to take second under Shane Crosse for Joseph O'Brien, while La Dolce Vita (33/1) made it an O'Brien 1,2,3, with this one just a head away in third with Gavin Ryan aboard for Donnacha O'Brien.

"We are delighted with her. She was a little bit keen early but Ryan did well and nursed her after that," Aidan O'Brien said.

"She will probably go for the Debutante (Group 2 Curragh, August 20th). She has plenty of class the way she travels."

Never Ending Story is now a 16/1 chance (from 25s) with Paddy Power for the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket next year.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
5/6Fav
Tote €1.84 €1.20
2nd
0.5L
6/1
€2.90
3rd
hd
33/1
4th
1.75L
11/4
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.