Hens Tooth gallops away from his rivals© Photo Healy Racing
Hens Tooth dominated his rivals in the bumper at Limerick to give Willie Mullins an incredible seven winners across this venue and Leopardstown.
The 4/9 favourite dictated throughout and merely had to be shaken up to move clear inside the final furlong.
The ran away with the race by 10 lengths from Lough Owel (10/3) who gave vain pursuit in the closing stages. Le Grand Peinture (66/1) rounded out the placings.
Jockey Jody Townend said: "Willie is good to me and also gave me a winner on my birthday in this race last year!Â
"Nobody else wanted to make the running so got it all his own way although was actually a little green. When I gave him a kick between the wings of the second-last and last, he wasn't long putting daylight between him and the others.Â
"I rode in the earlier ladies' race and while it was like a ploughed field, I was trying to find a bit of ground and went on the inside, as you can keep in a bit.
"He is a very nice horse and I'd say he might give them a day out at the Dublin Racing Festival."
This was Mullins' fourth winner at Limerick following on from Judicieuse Allen (6/5f), Hauturiere (11/10jf) and Sa Majeste at 11/2.
In addition, he saddled three winners in Leopardstown - Dinoblue (9/4), Meetingofthewaters at 6/1 and Joystick (11/8f).
The seven-timer paid €2343.70 for €1.
Additional reporting by Tom Weekes
