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Icantsay and Danny Mullins dominate at Navan
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Tue 5 Dec 2023
Danny Mullins produced an enterprising ride on Icantsay to win the Meath Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle at Navan.
The pilot stole a march on his rivals to open up a big lead on John Ryan's charge and never really looked like coming back to the field.
Aa Bee See gave chase but could only reduce the deficit to 10 lengths at the line as the seven-year-old landed the opener at odds of 9-2.
Ryan said: "Danny is brilliant, he's a top-class young man and brings a bit of fun, and everything, to our place - he's my Ruby Walsh!
"He knows all those horses so well and it's a huge advantage. He's done schooling and knows everyone of them. He has a great knowledge of my horses and I knew when he was so far clear he'd know exactly how much he had left; they let him go a little bit too.
"Icantsay has a lovely chase mark of 124 and should get in to the Troytown, so I'd say we'll have a go at that; he'll love the trip as he stays real well.
"He's a different horse all together going left-handed and doesn't even want to start going right-handed.
"He had a nice mark there off 107 (over hurdles) and it was there to be collected at some stage, on a going day."
Ted and Katie Walsh got on the scoresheet when Oscars Den (4-1) finished with a wet sail to land the St Johann Ski Resort Tirol Austria Handicap Hurdle by a length and three-quarters from Lex Talionis.
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