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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Peacehaven just gets up to deny Accalia

Mon 1st Aug 2016, 16:38

Peacehaven (nearest) just gets up to deny AccaliaPeacehaven (nearest) just gets up to deny Accalia
© Photo Healy Racing

Peacehaven just got up to win the Kildare Post & kildarenow.com Apprentice Handicap, scoring under Denis Linehan for Johnny Murtagh.

Successful in a maiden over the course last month, the daughter of Rip Van Winkle was making her handicap debut this afternoon, and she was sent off the 3/1 market leader (from 7/2).

Settled behind the leaders, she was ridden over a furlong from home, and kept on well inside the final furlong, just getting up on the line to prevail by a nose.

The front-running Accalia was the one just denied, and he was returned at 8/1 under Tom Madden for John Hayden. Mr Bounty (11/2) completed the placings a further half a length back in third under Killian Leonard for Michael O'Callaghan.

Johnny Murtagh said afterwards: "She obviously likes it here. I was a bit worried about the step back to five furlongs but she is bred for it.

"It's great to have another winner, and we will look for a six furlongs handicap."

The winner is owned and bred by Ballygallon Stud Limited, and she is a half-sister to nine time winner Caspian Prince, and Group 2 winner Spirit Quartz.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
3/1Fav
Tote €3.50 €1.30
2nd
nose
8/1
€3.30
3rd
0.5L
11/2
€2.00
4th
0.75L
5/1
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.