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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

O'Brien's double-up with Dynabee

Fri 18th May 2018, 21:19

Dynabee and Donnacha O'Brien hold off Mazzuri (inside)Dynabee and Donnacha O'Brien hold off Mazzuri (inside)
© Photo Healy Racing

After taking the sixth with Rockfish Joseph and Donnacha O'Brien doubled-up with newcomer Dynabee in the concluding Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden.

Having opened at 10/1 on-course, this Calumet Farm owned three-year-old eventually went off at 8s.

Seventh three furlongs out, the daughter of English Channel was then switched to the outer and came with her challenge over a furlong out.

She soon gained a marginal lead, and kept on well inside the final furlong to just get the better of fellow newcomer Mazzuri by a short head.

The runner-up was returned at 12/1 under Billy Lee for Willie McCreery, while 7/2 chance City Ballerina was another two and a half lengths back in third. Imrana was sent off the 9/4 favourite and she finished a disappointing fifth.

Joseph O’Brien said afterwards: "She is a nice filly and was a little on edge and needed minding. She has a big engine and mine don't usually win first-time like that and are usually much greener.

"She even was very green so I'd say she has a big engine.

"This one could be my first good horse for Calumet and she could step into an Oaks Trial now. There's a chance she's a very nice filly."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
8/1
Tote €10.30 €2.10
2nd
shd
12/1
€2.80
3rd
2.5L
7/2
€1.40
4th
nk
5/2
bf
shd
9/4Fav
€1.50
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.