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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Rateel gets up under Whelan for Levins

Mon 1st Aug 2016, 17:30

Rateel and Ronan Whelan (nearest) get up to beat Secret PathRateel and Ronan Whelan (nearest) get up to beat Secret Path
© Photo Healy Racing

Rateel recorded his third career success as he got up close home to take division one of the Palmerstown House Estate Remembering Anne Brewster Handicap.

Successful at Dundalk in March, the Johnny Levins trained bay ran eight times since, disappointing on his most recent efforts at Tipperary and Dundalk respectively.

Available at 8/1 in a place this morning, he opened on-course at just 5's, touching 7/2, before going off a 4/1 chance.

Settled in third by Ronan Whelan, he travelled best on the outer with two furlongs to race. He was ridden to challenge with over a furlong to go, getting up close home to prevail by a head. Secret Path (28/1), who attempted to make all, had to settle for second under Leigh Roche for Pat Martin, while D'rock was a further two lengths back in third under Conor Hoban for Mick Halford at 16/1. Set To Fire (6/1) completed the placings a further two lengths back in fourth under Seamie Heffernan for Johnny Murtagh, while Helvic who was sent off the well-backed 7/2 favourite (from 5's), finished a disappointing seventh under Shane Foley for John Murphy.

Johnny Levins said afterwards: "Everything went wrong in Tipperary and he ran with the choke out. We decided to bring him back up to Dundalk as he likes the surface there but he disappointed for whatever reason.

"He was keen again today but just got away with it. He's still a bit of a baby."

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
4/1
Tote €5.70 €1.90
2nd
hd
28/1
€4.20
3rd
2L
16/1
€3.60
4th
0.5L
6/1
€2.00
bf
5.5L
7/2Fav
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.