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BENEFFICIENT is the nap choice in the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Novice Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon, a contest in which seven of the eight runners are previous winners.

CHAMPION trainer Willie Mullins had mixed fortunes at Navan yesterday, sharing a double with Ruby Walsh before saddling three beaten favourites.