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Emperor Waltz brings up 135/1 double for McDonogh

Emperor Waltz, pink, shows his Killarney quickstepEmperor Waltz, pink, shows his Killarney quickstep
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Emperor Waltz led home a one-two for trainer John Murphy in the two mile one handicap at Killarney as long-odds-on-favourite Scarpeta was beaten into fourth.

The 33/1 shot made sustained headway under Declan McDonogh to arrive at the head of affairs, full of running, with 100 yards to race. He gave McDonogh a 135/1 double having landed the opener on Zamroudpour at 3/1.

It was stablemate Nelson Road (16/1) who was mugged by Emperor Waltz with a length separating them at the line. Art Of Security (7/1) was the same distance away in third , a neck ahead of 2/5 favourite Scarpeta.

John Murphy was attending the funeral of Tommy Wade and his son, George, said: "He (Emperor Waltz) seems to love it around here and got his ground.

"He'll go for another long distance handicap now and will jump a hurdle again in the summer - he didn't like the ground when he ran over hurdles last December.

"Nelson Road also ran a cracker and our horses are coming into a bit of better form."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
33/1
Tote €24.40 €5.90
2nd
1L
16/1
€2.70
3rd
1L
7/1
€1.90
4th
nk
2/5Fav
About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.