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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Mullins and Townend double up with Karl Der Grosse

Fri 20th Aug 2021, 18:32

Karl Der Grosse Karl Der Grosse
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Willie Mullins and Paul Townend doubled up at Killarney with Karl Der Grosse in the beginners' chase.

The 17/2 shot made headway to challenge Bussselton on the inner at the penultimate fence.

He soon assumed the lead and a lovely jump at the last saw him put Busselton (11/4) away by two and a half lengths. There was a big gap of 19 lengths back to Alpine Cobra at 28/1.

Assistant trainer David Casey said: "He was good, jumped well and we were coming back hoping he'd run well. It got a bit tight at the second last but Paul said he jumped well and he was happy with him.

"He had a couple of good runs but has had small little niggly issues but had a very good run at Galway last year. We'll see where he goes from here."

Karl Der Grosse's sole other success came in a maiden hurdle at Tramore three years ago. He was coming off a break since being pulled up in a beginners' chase at Leopardstown over Christmas.

Mullins and Townend also scored with Feigh in the opening 3yo maiden hurdle.

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.