Murphy proves a good egg with fine double

Amateur Ciaran Murphy will remember St. Patrick’s Day 2011 for a long time, having completed a fine double on Good Egg and Shadow Eile at Down Royal.

A recent winner at Fairyhouse, Good Egg justified 6/4 favouritism in the Daily Mirror Hunters Chase, getting the better of Bold Ali by two and a half lengths after a protracted battle.

Good Egg is trained by Lady Fowler, whose daughter-in-law Lorna later won the charity race at Cheltenham, for Daisy Duggan, who commented: “On form he was entitled to win, although he would prefer better ground. He might go for the ‘Foxhunters’ at Aintree now.”