Hat-trick for Bose and double for Townend The decision to turn Bose Ikard out again quickly reaped rewards when he landed the Walkers Snacks Handicap Hurdle at Down Royal. Noel Meade's charge scored at Bellewstown just over 24 hours ago and showed no ill effects as he recorded a cosy success in the 2m6f contest. The 7/4 favourite travelled sweetly to lead going to the second last, under Paul Townend and he galloped on strongly from the last to record a six-and-a-half length success over I C Gold. It was a hat-trick for the winner, who had also scored over fences at Roscommon earlier in the month, and a double on the night for Townend, who took the opener on Verawal. "You never know how much it takes out of them running them back-to-back,” said Meade. “Today's race was worse than yesterday's. He have a few weeks off now. We'll regroup but he can go over fences. “He's very much a summer horse who likes good ground. He has turned the corner lately." (Additional reporting by Michael Graham)
