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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Hat-trick bid for Step tomorrow as Keane doubles-up

Wed 26th Aug 2020, 18:13

A Step Too Far (right) is ridden out by Colin Keane to beat That's Mad A Step Too Far (right) is ridden out by Colin Keane to beat That's Mad
© Photo Healy Racing

A Step Too Far followed-up on her win at Naas last month as she claimed the Fast Shipping Hill Sprint Handicap, completing a double on the card for Colin Keane (earlier successful on Ecliptical).

Previously trained by Peter Fahey, the daughter of Footstepsinthesand filled the runner-up spot on her first two outings for Kieran Cotter, before making the breakthrough on her fourteenth career start at Naas.

Expected to win again today, the four-year-old went off the 2/1 favourite (from 3s) in the colours of owner Sinead Dunne.

Soon in front, the bay victor made all and kept on well when ridden a furlong and a half from home, going on to hold off the challenge of That's Mad by half a length.

The runner-up was returned at 11/1 under Mikey Sheehy for Leanne Breen, while the Adrian McGuinness trained Pillar (6/1) was four lengths back in third.

A Step Too Far is declared to run in the www.ratoathvets.ie Handicap over the course and distance tomorrow and Cotter later revealed: "We were in two minds whether to turn out tomorrow but we surely will now. She put up a good performance there.

"I was just a bit afraid of the ground but I walked it earlier and didn't think it was too bad. If it was good ground they wouldn't see which way she went here as she has a load of boot.

"She's improving all the time and every run she has got that bit better."

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
2/1Fav
Tote €3.20 €1.80
2nd
0.5L
11/1
€3.30
3rd
4L
6/1
€2.20
4th
1L
7/1
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.