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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Further Tipp cheer as Colin scores at Cork

Mon 1st Aug 2016, 15:08

Bitview Colin (yellow) is ridden out by Danny Mullins to beat Lord Fendale (centre) and Killiney CourtBitview Colin (yellow) is ridden out by Danny Mullins to beat Lord Fendale (centre) and Killiney Court
© Photo Healy Racing

Btiview Colin was an apt winner of the Irish Examiner Handicap Hurdle, a day after the Tipperary footballers recorded a historic success in the All-Ireland quarter-final at Croke Park.

John Ryan's five-year-old is named after former Tipperary footballer Colin O'Riordan (who now plays Aussie Rules with Sydney Swans), who is a son of winning owner Imelda.

Successful at Ballinrobe in May, the son of Whitmore's Conn then disappointed at Roscommon, before running well at Limerick and Killarney respectively.

Sent off a 7/1 chance today, he made all under Danny Mullins. He was pushed along and pressed before three out, but found plenty for pressure, going on to score by a length and a half. Lord Fendale (5/1) finished second under Andrew Lynch for Shane Donohoe, while Killiney Court (5/1) was a neck back in third under Mikey Fogarty for Colm Murphy. Copy Print was sent off the 9/4 favourite and he finished a disappointing fifth under Adrian Heskin for John Joe Walsh.

John Ryan, who trains near Templemore, said afterwards: "I've always thought a lot of him and he's from a proper family and out of a mare who won three or four Grade 2's in France.

"He'll go for a novice hurdle next and is a lovely novice to have - the sky's the limit!"

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.