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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

House Rules on handicap debut

Mon 6th May 2013, 17:28

House Rules is driven out to beat He's Our Man with the rider less Dante's King in the foregroundHouse Rules is driven out to beat He's Our Man with the rider less Dante's King in the foreground
© Photo Healy Racing

House Rules made a successful return to action in the Daily Mirror Handicap Chase for Andrew Lynch and Henry De Bromhead.

The seven-year-old son of Overbury was last seen finishing second to Baily Green in a Grade 3 at Roscommon last October, winning his novice chase at Killarney on the start before that.

Making his handicap debut this afternoon he was sent off at 8/1 (was 9/2 this morning with Paddy Powers).

The Ann & Alan Potts owned gelding hit the front on the run to the last and he kept on well on the run-in to see off He’s Our Man (14/1) & Andrew McNamara by three parts of a length.

The Noel Meade trained Dark Prospect kept on well to take third at 20/1 under Mark Bolger (deputising for Robbie Colgan) while the gambled on Commanchewardance (12’s into 6’s on-course) was a short head back in fourth under Paddy Mangan (deputising for the injured Bryan Cooper) for Denis Murphy. Mart Lane was sent off the 11/2 favourite (backed on-course from 7/1) under Danny Mullins for John 'Shark' Hanlon but he could only manage eleventh.

Henry De Bromhead said afterwards; "They all count and it was a good race to win.

"He had a good enough season last year before he was beaten out of sight in a Grade 3 by Baily Green on soft to heavy ground.

"He loves good ground and he jumped brilliantly for his first handicap. The loose horse nearly wrecked the race for him.

"He loves Kerry tracks and we will keep him on the go for the summer."

Additional reporting by Michael Graham

1st
8/1
Tote €7.10 €2.20
2nd
0.75L
14/1
€3.40
3rd
nk
20/1
€5.80
4th
shd
6/1
€3.00
bf
1.75L
11/2Fav
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.