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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Palm wins dramatic Galway Plate Trial

Sun 7th Jul 2013, 17:03

Another Palm (inside) gets the better of Supreme Doc (middle) and Our Girl LucyAnother Palm (inside) gets the better of Supreme Doc (middle) and Our Girl Lucy
© Photo Healy Racing

Another Palm bounced back to form as he just got up to win what was an drama filled renewal of the Bet Online At thetote.com Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase.

Ridden by Robbie Power and trained by Noel Meade, the grey son of Great Palm looked set for minor honours at the last as Supreme Doc kicked for home under Paddy Mangan.

However the Liam Burke trained gelding tied up on the run-in and Another Palm and Our Girl Lucy (who had led for much of the contest) swept past him, with the former just shading it by a nose.

The winner was returned at 20/1, the runner-up, Our Girl Lucy, was 16/1 under David Casey for Tom Cooper while Supreme Doc was half a length back in third at 20/1. Jamsie Hall completed the placings three parts of a length back in fourth at 10/1 under Keith Donoghue for Gordon Elliott while the 2/1 favourite Annie Other could only manage a disappointing fifth under Jack Doyle for his father Pat.

Sixteen horse set out for the two mile six furlong contest but just eight of them managed to complete the course.

Robbie Power said afterwards: "He toughed it out and he stayed well. The mistakes by the other horses at the second last and last gave him heart.

"Once I got to the girth of the horse in front I knew he would get there. He battled well."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
20/1
Tote €46.60 €7.80
2nd
nose
16/1
€3.60
3rd
0.5L
20/1
€4.60
4th
0.75L
10/1
€1.80
bf
4.25L
2/1Fav
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.