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Mon 01 Jan 2009Doyle's Penny fits the bill
RACING:PENNY'S BILL might have been a 50 to 1 shot for yesterday's Pierse Hurdle at Leopardstown, but a horse nursing a cough almost 200 miles away helped him to a dramatic, big-race success for trainer Liz Doyle.
The winning trainer is a daughter of the Fine Gael MEP for Leinster, Avril Doyle, who last week announced she will not be running for re-election in this summer's European elections. After yesterday's chain of events, that is probably good news for her opponents, as the Doyle family luck was in with a vengeance yesterday for Irish racing's first major prize of 2009.
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