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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Cowboy just holds off Harry in the last

Sat 29th Dec 2012, 16:26

Mazuri Cowboy jumps the last ahead of Hattrick HarryMazuri Cowboy jumps the last ahead of Hattrick Harry
© Photo Healy Racing

The even money favourite Mazuri Cowboy sent punters home happy at Limerick as he took the Family Fun Beginners Chase for trainer Eoin Doyle.

Ridden by Mikey Butler, the 7yo son of Pilsudski made all the running and travelled best entering the straight.

He stayed on well under presume on the run-in to hold off the late rally of Hatrick Harry under Brian O’Connell for Kevin O’Donnell by three parts of a length.

Eoin Doyle said afterwards: "I got a fright as I thought he wasn’t going to win. 2m 6f is as far as he wants on that kind of ground.

"Mikey said he was idling a bit in front late on. He is rated high enough and we will probably have to go for a handicap with him now."

(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.