Murphy humbles flat rivals

With a Cheltenham Festival success to his name already in 2006, John Joseph Murphy turned his attention to the Flat and struck at the top level when registering his first Group-race success with Pout in the Ridgewood Pearl Stakes at the Curragh.

Without a victory even at Listed level, Cork-based Murphy clocked up his first Pattern-race win in the mile event for fillies and mares as the rank outsider at 40-1 burst through on the stands rail for a one-and-a-half-length call.