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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Well-bred Bloom makes the breakthrough

Sun 22nd Jul 2018, 17:58

Kevin Manning rider of Park BloomKevin Manning rider of Park Bloom
© Photo Healy Racing

Park Bloom made the breakthrough in the Kildare Post & Kildare Now Fillies Maiden, scoring under Kevin Manning for Jim Bolger and owner Patricia Burns.

Fourth on her first two starts, the daughter of Galileo then finished second to Curly on her most recent outing at Gowran last month.

A full-sister to 2012 Epsom Oaks winner Was, she was sent off favourite today at 7/4.

Settled behind the leaders, she was pushed along and led from two furlongs out, keeping on well under pressure from there to see off the challenge of Vivianite by a length and a quarter.

The runner-up was returned at 4/1 (from 5s) under Shane Foley for Mick Halford, while the Ger Lyons trained newcomer Ancestral (5/2) was another two and a half lengths back in third.

"She kept us waiting a little while and I think I may have been too easy on her," said Bolger.

"After last Thursday you would think the Gowran run was very good (Curly finished 4th in Meld Stakes) and the second there had good form.

"We'll probably look for black-type now and she could go further. We were anxious to get that out of the way first and it was nice to win at a mile with her."

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
7/4Fav
Tote €2.70 €1.20
2nd
1.25L
4/1
€1.70
3rd
2.5L
5/2
€1.60
4th
4.5L
7/1
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.