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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Seventh blitzes his rivals in first time blinkers

Wed 8th Aug 2012, 20:43

Smiley happy people! From L to R; Caroline Murtagh, Niall McCullagh, Seventh Sign, Luke Dempsey & Tommy CarmodySmiley happy people! From L to R; Caroline Murtagh, Niall McCullagh, Seventh Sign, Luke Dempsey & Tommy Carmody
© Photo Healy Racing

Top weight Seventh Sign blitzed his rivals in the Sligo Park Hotel 3yo Handicap as he scored by an easy eleven lengths under Niall McCullagh for Tommy Carmody.

Having just his second start for Carmody (formerly with William Haggas), the son of Pivotal was fitted with blinkers for the first time this evening.

Sent off at 10/1, after finishing a well beaten eighth on his Irish debut at Roscommon behind Call Me Bubbles last month, he chased the leaders early on.

McCullagh then sent him to the front four furlongs from home before kicking clear two furlongs out.

He stayed on strongly from there and was eased inside the final furlong as he recorded a very easy success. Stay In My Heart stayed on well to finish best of the rest in second at 12/1 under treble seeking Conor Hoban for Charlie Swan while Dayrina was a further three parts of a length back in third at 5/1 under Ronan Whelan.

Having opened at 6/1 this morning the Arthur Moore trained Positive Vibes went off the 10/3 favourite under Fran Berry but he never gave his supporters a run for their money and finished twelfth of the thirteen runners.

Winning trainer Tommy Carmody said afterwards: "We put the blinkers on him to just wake him up.

"He’ll make a nice jumping horse for someone. He is entered in Ballinrobe on Monday and he will go there provided he comes out of this ok."

(On-course reporting by Alan Magee)

1st
10/1
Tote €12.90 €5.00
2nd
11L
12/1
€6.10
3rd
0.75L
5/1
€1.02
4th
2.75L
25/1
bf
15L
10/3Fav
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.