Waltons waltzes home for McNamara

ANDREW McNAMARA partnered a first ever winner for Tony Mullins when Waltons Mountain ran his rivals ragged in the Kanturk Handicap Chase at Cork yesterday.

“I am fairly certain it is the first time I have actually ridden a horse for Tony”, reported the very much in-form rider.

The Norwich gelding flew his fences and by the sixth from home held an unassailable lead. McNamara allowed him drift towards the stands side in the straight and Waltons Mountain crossed the line 20 lengths clear of favourite, Mahdi de Coeur.