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Sweet brace for Ruby
Hello Sweetie (Ruby Walsh) flies the last ahead of Lucky Pat and Aaron Murphy
© Photo Healy Racing
Hello Sweetie followed up on her course and distance win from 27 days ago to supply Ruby Walsh with a Ballinrobe double in the Mulholland Bookmakers Handicap Chase.
Walsh earlier successful for his boss Willie Mullins on Dandy Mag here manoeuvred 11/4 favourite Hello Sweetie around the inside of Lucky Pat between the last two.
Rachael Blackmore, in pursuit of a treble, was soon chasing on Bendanella
However the victorious Westerner mare had too much in the locker and she galloped on for a two length win.
Pat Collins owns and trains Hello Sweetie and he said: "We didn't cover her after, we changed our minds. I've nothing planned yet, we are just taking it a day at a time. We will take her home and see how she is, and go from there.
"I think she is improving. The older she is getting, the less buzzy she is getting before her races. We might step her up in trip on that type of ground."
(DM & EM)