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Murphy's Stroke

The Sting in an Irish Tale

4.7

1h 10m

1980

“The Sting in an Irish Tale”

Synopsis

The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables. The betting stakes were subsequently raised, before the real horse was entered in the race.

Director

Frank Cvitanovich

DramaTV Movie

horse racingbetting

Cast & Crew

Niall Tóibín

Niall Tóibín

as Tony Murphy

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

as Edward O'Grady

T.R. Bowen

T.R. Bowen

as Collins

Tony Doyle

Tony Doyle

as Darrer

Derry Power

as Tim Finn

Paul Antrim

as Dooley

John Bardon

John Bardon

as O'Connor

Maurice Connor

as Robert Henry

Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

as Parker

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