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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Photo Call gets the job done

Wed 11th Jun 2014, 18:52

Photo Call is pushed out close home by Wayne Lordan to see off the challenge of Adroit Photo Call is pushed out close home by Wayne Lordan to see off the challenge of Adroit
© Photo Healy Racing

Photo Call justified odds-on favouritism as she took the third at Fairyhouse, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (3yo plus), scoring under Wayne Lordan for David Wachman.

The daughter of Galileo was available at 4/7 this morning, opening on track at 2/5 before going off a well-backed 1/4 chance.

She finished second on her debut at Dundalk in April behind stable mate Lahinch Classics over a mile and a quarter, and she was then dropped in trip to a mile for her next outing at Navan where she finished third.

Dropped again to seven furlongs this evening she raced in third before improving to challenge on the outer from over two furlongs out.

She hit the front a furlong and a half from home and she kept on well under pressure inside the final furlong to score by a length and a quarter. Adroit ran a fine race on her debut to finish second at 11/2 under Colin Keane for Ger Lyons while Affectionate Lady was four and a half lengths adrift in third.

David Wachman said afterwards: "The trip was a bit short but she got the job done and she will be chasing blacktype at some stage."

The winner is out of Theann (trained by Aidan O'Brien) who won a Group Three over six furlongs at York on her last career start back in July of 2007.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
1/4Fav
Tote €1.40 €1.10
2nd
1.25L
11/2
€1.30
3rd
4.5L
14/1
4th
1.75L
25/1
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.