AT a track where he does so well, John Murphy made his presence felt yet again as Shared Ambition (4/1) dealt odds-on punters a heavy blow by flooring Pythion (2/9) in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race over 11 furlongs. Last month’s Down Royal winner looked to have plenty on his plate against the 98-rated favourite but he was a resounding winner on just his third career start.

He responded well to Robbie Colgan’s promptings to lead well over a furlong from home and hit the line with two-and-three-quarter lengths to spare.