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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Newlyweds score with He's Our Man

Sat 31st Aug 2013, 16:49

Katie Walsh and Ross O'Sullivan are all smiles after they combined to score with He's Our ManKatie Walsh and Ross O'Sullivan are all smiles after they combined to score with He's Our Man
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Katie Walsh teamed up with her husband Ross O’Sullivan (married on July 19th) to take the ML Lynch Civil Engineering Qualified Riders Race on He’s Our Man.

The eight-year-old son of Statue Of Liberty, who is a four time winner under national hunt rules, was having just his second run on the level this afternoon, and he was well-backed beforehand, opening at 7/1 with Paddy Power this morning, before going from 6/1 to 9/2 on-course.

He raced mainly in second, before being sent to the front just under two furlongs out. He was soon joined by the 4/6 favourite Marchese Marconi and Sarah O’Brien, but under a strong Katie Walsh drive, He’s Our Man just got the better of the 'jolly', scoring by a short head at the line.

Ross O'Sullivan said afterwards: "He has always been a decent jumping horse and this seems to be his ground.

"He is my stable star and Katie was very good on him. She was very strong in the finish.

"There is a meeting at Galway in a few weeks and there is a hurdle and chase there that would suit him. If he doesn’t go there he could go to Listowel."

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

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.