Russell gets off the mark for Murphy
Russell brought the bay gelding with a steady run on the bridle to lead at the second last flight in the Sedgefield Novices’ Hurdle, and he drew away to score by seven lengths from Beat The Heat.
A delighted Murphy said: ‘‘The main idea was to get the horse settled and we did not really think we would beat Beat The Heat, but Davy did a good job and the horse really pinged the last two - we will stay hurdling for the time being.