Sixpence costs the layers a bundle

RUBY WALSH cost the layers a bundle when driving Themoonandsixpence to a clear-cut success in the Ashes Bar Glenbeigh Long Distance Handicap Hurdle at sun-drenched Killarney last night.

The son of Presenting was a big order in the market, finding 11-4 favouritism from 4-1. Ridden close to the pace throughout, he jumped for fun and had the look of a winner entering the final mile.

He led four from home and was kept right up to his work over the last three to hold the game Printing Copper by a comfortable two and a half lengths.