Poker is ace for North Yorkshire trainer Ferdy Murphy at Cheltenham Festival (From York Press)
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Poker is ace for North Yorkshire trainer Ferdy Murphy at Cheltenham Festival
2:03pm Wednesday 17th March 2010 in
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- By Steve Carroll » Sports reporter
POKER DE SIVOLA broke North Yorkshire's duck in the opening race on day two of the Cheltenham Festival.
Trained at West Witton by Ferdy Murphy, the seven-year-old (14-1) reeled in Becauseicouldntsee up the hill to win the 140th Year Of The National Hunt Challenge Cup.
Murphy said: "It's absolutely brilliant. Katie (Walsh, jockey) got a few fantastic leaps out of him. She was absolutely brilliant on him."
* For full reaction, see The Press tomorrow.
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