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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Coto springs a surprise for Tynan & Keane

Mon 28th Apr 2014, 18:59

Colin Keane and Matty Tynan after the success of CotoColin Keane and Matty Tynan after the success of Coto
© Photo Healy Racing

Coto sprang a 33/1 surprise as she took the Irish Stallion Farms EBF 2yo Fillies Maiden, scoring under Colin Keane for Fethard based trainer Matty Tynan.

The daughter of Fast Company finished sixth on her debut at the Curragh in March, and fourth on her next start at Dundalk earlier this month.

Drawn in stall six, the victorious bay broke quickly from the stalls, and she soon led.

She was still on the bridle at the two furlong pole, before she was ridden along with a furlong left to race, and she kept on well from there to score by half a length.

Newcomer Timbuktu was sent off the 7/4 favourite for Aidan and Joseph O’Brien, but she had to settle for second, coming with her challenge when it was too late, while Icy Lady (6/1 to 4/1 on-course) completed the placings three parts of a length back in third under Kevin Manning for Jim Bolger.

Tynan, who done so well with Maontri at Dundalk over the winter, said afterwards: “I was disappointed the last night at Dundalk, I thought she was better than that.

"It is unbelievable for a small trainer to come here and win a maiden, and I had a few quid on her at 66/1.

"It was hard to know how good she was as I don’t have any two-year-olds to work with her."

The winner was purchased by Tynan last year for €8,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearlings sale.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
33/1
Tote €21.80 €5.20
2nd
0.5L
7/4Fav
€1.20
3rd
0.75L
4/1
€1.90
4th
0.5L
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.