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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Treble for Ultimate Horseman Elliott

Fri 8th May 2015, 20:59

Ultimate Horseman is ridden out by Nina Carberry to beat Itshard To NoUltimate Horseman is ridden out by Nina Carberry to beat Itshard To No
© Photo Healy Racing

Ultimate Horseman justified favouritism in the bumper at Downpatrick, the Ballroom Foxtrot Flat Race, providing his trainer Gordon Elliott with a treble on the card.

The five-year-old son of Kalanisi was sent off the clear 5/4 favourite and he raced in third early on before improving into second with over a circuit to race.

He was ridden to lead over two furlongs out but he was soon pressed and joined by Itshard To No

He regained the lead with over 150 yards to race and he kept on well from there to score by two and three parts of a length.

Itshard To No (8/1), who looked the most likely winner from over a furlong out, had to settle for second under Noel McParlan for his father Sean. Catcher On The Go was sent off at 4/1 (from 8/1 this morning) and he finished a further thirteen lengths back in third under Jamie Codd for Gillian Callaghan.

Nina Carberry said afterwards: "He was very green and didn't know what to do but in fairness he stuck at it well. He handled the ground fine."

The winner, who is owned by Gigginstown House Stud, cost E32,000 as a three-year-old and he is a half-brother to winners Toby Lerone, Rising Time and Mr Warbucks.

Additional reporting by Michael Graham

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.