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A review of the racing from Punchestown: Danny Mullins at the double

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Image: Danny Mullins recorded a quick double

News of the rest of the action from Punchestown where Danny Mullins completed a quick double.

Trainer Mags Mullins and her son Danny teamed up to land the Betdaq Serious About Sport Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown with 9-1 shot Bowenscourt.

A ready winner of a Clonmel bumper in early September and not disgraced on her first two starts over hurdles, the five-year-old knuckled down to see off Woodford Island by a length.

"I'm delighted with her. She's an improving filly," said the winning trainer.

"It's nice to come up here and do it. She was in on Thursday but I was afraid the ground might go.

"It's a good, galloping track here and fresh after the summer.

"She's a good stayer. She had two runs over hurdles and improved each day.

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"We'll see how she comes out of this."

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Danny Mullins completed a swift double by conjuring a late run from Realta Rathcabhain in the betdaq.com 2% Commission Handicap Hurdle.

Indian Rupee looked to be travelling best leaving the back straight, but was awkward jumping the last and 11-2 shot Realta Rathcabhain came home best to take the prize by three-quarters of a length.

Winning trainer Dessie McDonogh said: "He ran very well in Galway and even when he was fifth in Limerick he was only beaten two lengths.

"He's a grand horse. He's eleven now and hasn't run that many times.

"It's beautiful ground - good jumping ground. I don't think he'll be a winter horse."

Colms Dream (9-4 favourite) completed a hat-trick for trainer Karl Thornton in the Betdaq.com 50 Per Cent Commission Refund Handicap Chase under Donagh Meyler.

Thornton said: "I'm hoping he might sneak into the bottom of a good race. He could step up to three miles and I had the Paddy Power (at Leopardstown) in my head."

Jessica Harrington's Don't Touch It justified 2-5 favouritism under the trainer's daughter, Kate, in the concluding Cash Out With Betdaq Flat Race.

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