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Happy Pharoah loving life in Leopardstown

Happy Pharoah winning by more than three lengthsHappy Pharoah winning by more than three lengths
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Happy Pharoah marked himself out as a progressive sort when landing the rated race over an extended mile-and-a-half in Leopardstown.

Paddy Harnett tracked Fervent and Seamie Heffernan, and took over from them on the home bend.

The new leader began to stretch his rivals at the furlong marker and stayed going to post a healthy three-and-a-quarter-length success at 7/2 from 13/2 chance Floresta

Donnacha O'Brien said: “He’s a big horse with a good pedigree and he seems to be improving with every start.

“Paddy have him a lovely ride. It looked to be fairly tight on ratings but he seems to be improving.

“He could be a Stakes horse. There is a nice mile-six three-year-old Listed race back here in a few weeks time and we might have a look at that.”

Happy Pharoah followed up on a course and distance maiden success in June.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.