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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Point rounds off great day for team Ballydoyle

Wed 20th Aug 2014, 20:51

Red Rocks Point and Joseph O'Brien pictured on their way to victoryRed Rocks Point and Joseph O'Brien pictured on their way to victory
© Photo Healy Racing

Red Rocks Point rounded off a great day for team Ballydoyle as he took the last at Killarney, the Ladbrokes Race.

Joseph O’Brien, who of course won the Group One Juddmonte International Stakes on Australia at York this afternoon, made the dash across the Irish Sea along with his father Aidan to make it to Killarney this evening.

Red Rocks Point, who is now three from four, was sent off the 4/7 favourite for this mile and three furlong contest.

Having raced in fourth the three-year-old son of Fastnet Rock improved into third turning into the straight and was pushed along from two furlongs out.

He was ridden over a furlong from home and he soon hit the front, going on from there to score by two lengths. Zafayan finished second under Pat Smullen for Dermot Weld at 7/1 while Cosmic Cannonball was a disappointing fourth under Kevin Manning for Jim Bolger at 5/2.

Aidan O'Brien said afterwards: "He has plenty of ability and it was better riding him that way, taking time with him suits him better.

"We will probably step him up to stakes company somewhere."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

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.