RACE REPORT

Meeting: Killarney

Date: 11/05/03

Going: good

Winnings: £23,294

Race: Murphys Irish Stout Handicap

Distance: 2m 1f

1st

 Kings Opera

 6/1j

11.5

2nd

 Dantes Reef

 10/1

10.11 

3rd

 Jolly Moonbeam

 8/1

11.5

Distances: hd, 8

Time: 4m 15.80s

Ran: 16

Trainer: MJ Grassick

Jockey: R Walsh

Owner: Mrs MJ Grassick

 Curragh trainer Michael Grassick can do little wrong at present, and he landed the feature event of the three day Killarney meeting with Kings Opera in the Murphys Irish Stout Handicap.
Ruby Walsh just got the better of his great rival Paul Carberry in this event when just holding off Jolly Moonbeam in a thrilling finish, with the pair 8 lengths clear of the remainder.
Grassick said "I thought the ground (good to yielding) was going against her with the heavy showers and ruby said she just got away with it. The Galway Hurdle is the objective. We bought her as a foal with he plan to sell her, and still have her five years later."

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