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- Review galway 6th Aug
Review galway 6th Aug
Willie Mullins was again in fine form with a treble at Galway, the highlight being when Arbre De Vie (9-4) took the At The Races Chase.
Paul Townend's mount jumped accurately and travelled sweetly throughout, unlike odds-on stablemate Shaneshill who forced Ruby Walsh into heroics to keep the partnership intact at the fifth last.
Arbre De Vie had no such worries and came easily clear in the closing stages to score by six lengths.< Ben Button charged clear in the closing stages to run out a hugely convincing winner of the Kenny Galway Handicap Hurdle.
Walsh tracked Newsworthy s move two out on Willie Mullins' 11-4 favourite Ben Button, and after taking over at the last, he streaked clear to score by 12 lengths from Tulsa Jack who overhauled Newsworthy for second.
Ainsie Va La Vie (4-7 favourite) made it a treble for Mullins and 12 for the week when his son Patrick got her up late to win the Fr. Breen Memorial Flat Race.< Dream Walker lead home a 1-2-3 for British trainer Brian Ellison in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Ahonoora' Handicap.
Last year's winner had plenty of ground to make up on the home turn, but he swept around the outside under Chris Hayes to beat stablemates Baraweez and Be Kool by half a length and three-quarters of a length.
Dermot Weld grabbed only his second winner of the festival when Yulong Gold Fairy (5-1) took the Foran Equine irish EBF Auction Maiden under Leigh Roche.
Tony Martin had to wait until the penultimate race of the entire festival to get his winner as Dara Tango (11-4 favourite) finished fast under Colin Keane to land the JPK Fencing Handicap.
Seamus Fahey's The Informer (14-1) finished with a flourish to run out a commanding winner of the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle under Eoin O'Connell.
Jessica Harrington's 12-1 chance Neverushacon landed the Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Chase under Ryan Treacy.