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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Fleming & Connell double-up with Volvalien

Sun 13th Sep 2015, 18:02

Volvalien comes home an easy winner under Steven ClementsVolvalien comes home an easy winner under Steven Clements
© Photo Healy Racing

Volvalien provided Alan Fleming and Barry Connell with a double on the card (earlier successful with Boris De Blae as he made all to win the Kerry Group Flat Race.

The six-year-old son of Network was second at Bellewstown on his most recent outing when making his return to action after a long layoff.

Sent off the 6/4 favourite today he was sent straight to the front by Steven Clements.

He extended his advantage with five furlongs to race and he kept on well in the straight to score easily by nineteenth lengths. Heath King (20/1) finished second under Finian Maguire for Denis Leahy while Undefined Beauty (14/1) was twenty-five lengths back in third under Johnny Barry for Edward Stanners.

Alan Fleming said afterwards: "We left the hood off today as he was too sleepy at Bellewstown but he's a really, really nice horse and we've always loved him.

"If he stays right he has a big future, more so over fences but the plan for now is a maiden hurdle next."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
6/4Fav
Tote €2.30 €1.40
2nd
19L
20/1
€5.70
3rd
25L
14/1
€2.50
4th
1.5L
8/1
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.