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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Foster lands gamble with her only flat horse

Mon 1st Jun 2015, 17:47

Lily's Rainbow (nearest) is driven out by Wayne Lordan to beat Whip Up A Frenzy (blue) and Sacrificial Lily's Rainbow (nearest) is driven out by Wayne Lordan to beat Whip Up A Frenzy (blue) and Sacrificial
© Photo Healy Racing

Lily's Rainbow landed a gamble in the last at Naas, the Follow Us On Facebook Handicap, as she got up close home to score under Wayne Lordan for Denise 'Sneezy' Foster.

Available at 10/1 last night the daughter of Intikhab was well-backed throughout the day and went off a 4/1 chance.

In rear early on she took closer order approaching the straight and came with her challenge on the wide outside with over two furlongs to race.

She was driven to the front 100 yards out and kept on well close home to score by half a length. Whip Up A Frenzy (20/1), who was prominent throughout, had to settle for second under Conor Hoban for Andrew Oliver while the 9/4 favourite Sacrificial was a further half a length back in third under Colin Keane for Ger Lyons.

Foster said afterwards: "She's so tough and so small. She's hardy and tough. She doesn't mind any ground.

"Wayne knows her now. She's slow to get into her races but finishes really well. She's my one and only flat horse."

1st
4/1
Tote €7.00 €1.70
2nd
0.5L
20/1
€5.30
3rd
0.5L
9/4Fav
€1.02
4th
2.5L
25/1
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.