MURPHY BROWN has been a gem of a pony for the O’Sullivan clan from Mallow and is still going strong at the age of 22.

Having brought siblings Maxine, Eoin, – who are both successful amateur riders – and David through the pony ranks, the dun gelding has also looked after their cousin Michael and came up trumps for his 14-year-old brother Alan in the inaugural running of the four-furlong Cork Racecourse Champion Pony Race which provided the finale at their local track of Cork on Monday.