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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Top weight Baby records comfortable win

Sun 15th Jan 2012, 14:29

Top weight Baby Whizz (7/1) ran out a convincing winner of the Meath Handicap Hurdle for his trainer Tom Mullins with Mark Walsh aboard.

The son of Dr Massini just sneaked into this race, which was rated 80 to 109, after the handicapper dropped him a pound from his last run at Leopardstown from 110 to 109.

The 6yo gelding was recording his third career success this afternoon having won handicap hurdles at Ballinrobe in July and Wexford in November.

Bottom weight and 20/1 shot Cantrell led the field into the straight under Tommy Treacy but was headed by the winner after two out as he raced clear to score by eight and a half lengths.

Cantrell plugged on for second while the 2/1 favourite Norah Starr was a further three and three parts of a length back in third for her trainer/rider Denis Hogan.

The winner is a full brother to stablemate and decent chaser Dr Whizz.

Winning trainer Tom Mullins said afterwards: "I thought we were going to go novice chasing after this.

"It seems they have to go flat out for him and he is a tricky horse. You can see the way he went right and left up the straight, but he did it well in the end.

"We will see what the handicapper does with him now but he could go for the Boylesports Hurdle at Leopardstown next (January 28th).”

1st
7/1
Tote €7.50 €1.80
2nd
8.5L
20/1
€6.30
3rd
3.75L
2/1Fav
€1.50
4th
2L
8/1
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.