Murphy makes mark with Bartlemy double

Larry Murphy continued to gain admirers and the 21-year-old Knockanard amateur partnered his second career two-timer at yesterday’s well-attended Bartlemy point-to-point fixture at Hightown.

The stylish Murphy got off the mark by attaining his initial success for Robert Tyner aboard Dromahane confined hunt maiden victor Presenting Rebel (5/1) in the winners of one. Lonesome Glory appeared to be holding the whip hand at the final of the 14 obstacles, but the Patient Syndicate-owned Presenting Rebel stayed on well under a strong drive to lead in the shadow of the post en-route to beating Lonesome Glory by a head.

Murphy brought up his two-timer aboard owner/trainer Fran Stone’s mare Shanella (8/1) in the closing seven-year-old maiden. Shanella, the only animal that Ardpatrick-based chiropractor Ms Stone currently has in harness, led from the third last to dismiss The Legislator by a comprehensive four lengths.