Another Bobbyjo success for Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh landed the At The Races Bobbyjo Chase for the fourth time in the last six years as Pleasant Company got up late to take the Grade Three prize at Fairyhouse. Thunder And Roses was locked together with Baie Des Iles at the head of affairs and they had pulled well clear five out, where Walsh started to pick off his rivals from the back of the field.The 9-4 favourite relentlessly ate into the lead up the home straight and after jumping the last less than a length behind, he found more up the run-in to score by half a length.Mullins said: "It was hard-fought. Ruby said he was going to sit quiet on him today and try be there at the business end. That's exactly what happened."It's very, very tough going and ground I think that he doesn't like in particular, so it's fortunate to get a win like that on that ground."He's in Aintree (Randox Health Grand National) and that would be his owner's preferred option, so that's probably where he goes. Obviously I'll enter him in the Irish National here being a course winner, but I'd imagine it's Aintree."I'd imagine he won't be going to Cheltenham."