Othello takes centre stage at Ballindenisk

“Wonderful, wonderful,” was the reaction yesterday of Joseph Murphy following his win with Sportsfield Othello in the feature three-star contest at the Johnson and Perrott Land Rover International Horse Trials at Ballindenisk, Co Cork.

Othello takes centre stage at Ballindenisk

Amazingly, it was the London Olympian’s first international win, and it came in a drama-filled competition that saw Briton Oliver Townend relinquish his grip on the €50,000 Goresbridge Go For Gold bonus when among seven of the 11-strong field that exited in Saturday’s cross-country phase.

Summing up, Mullingar native Murphy said yesterday: “Sometimes, when it’s your week, it’s your week,” he said, adding that “my very first three-day event was in Ballindenisk and I fell off in the show jumping, so, it’s nice to win the big one”.

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