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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Bun takes the Airgead at Leopardstown

Sun 4th Nov 2012, 13:18

Bunairgead & Ronan Whelan on their way to victoryBunairgead & Ronan Whelan on their way to victory
© Photo Healy Racing

Bunairgead made it third time lucky as she took the opening race at Leopardstown, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF 2yo Fillies Maiden.

Trained by Jim Bolger and ridden by Ronan Whelan, the daughter of New Approach was making her third career start today.

She finished third on her debut at Dundalk in August before finished second at the Curragh behind Magician on her next start.

Always prominent this afternoon she was third at the halfway stage and was travelling well in second in the early straight.

She hit the front a furlong and a half from home before going clear entering the final furlong and keeping on well from there to score by three lengths.

The Jessica Harrington trained Davanti finished second at 10/1 under Niall McCullagh while Lady Giselle was a further half a length back in third at 12/1 under Gary Carroll for John Joe Walsh.

The Aidan O’Brien trained newcomer A Star Is Born opened at 5/2 on track but drifted all the way out to 4/1 at the off and finished a disappointing thirteenth under Seamie Heffernan.

Winning trainer Jim Bolger said afterwards: "She is good. She is a nice filly and will come back her for the Guineas trial at the start of next year. I’d say she will stay a bit."

Bolger went on to talk about Champion Apprentice Ronan Whelan, saying: "He has had a very good year and he is a talented young man who is not afraid to work."

(Additional reporting by Gary Carson)

1st
3/1Fav
Tote €4.00 €1.70
2nd
3L
10/1
€5.20
3rd
0.5L
12/1
€4.60
4th
3.25L
33/1
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.