Second success for Ciaran Murphy and Enjoy D’Allen

Enjoy D’Allen gave rookie trainer Ciaran Murphy of Charlestown Stud, Mullingar his second success when landing the two-mile five-furlong handicap chase at the rearranged fixture at Thurles last week.

The meeting was lost to the weather on the previous Sunday but Murphy and the Railway View Stud Partnership were among those celebrating on Wednesday week last, as the progressive seven-year-old beat the Sean O’Brien-trained R’evelyn Pleasure at odds of 2/1 favourite.

Conor Orr was again in the saddle as the winner comfortably added to his recent Fairyhouse win.

Murphy said: “He has the makings of a lovely horse, we’ve known that and he improved from the last day, confidence-wise more than anything. He really galloped to the line today and he impressed me.

“He hits a flat spot but with more racing that won’t happen and he’ll be some horse at the end of the year. He seems to go on any ground but he handles (soft) it well and we'll keep him going as a novice.”

Fixtures

Dundalk – Monday February 1 (first race 2.40pm)

Down Royal – Thursday February 4 (first race 1.15pm)

Dundalk – Friday February 5 (first race 4.30pm)

Leopardstown – Saturday February 6 (first race 1.05pm)

Leopardstown – Sunday February 7 (first race 1.10pm)