Letherbelucky appreciates step-up in trip

Champion trainer Willie Mullins has his string in superb midsummer form and recorded his second double in 24 hours in Roscommon when Letherbelucky and Connaught Manor triumphed last night.

Successful with Tarla and Call Me Bubbles on the flat on Monday, last night’s duo came in more orthodox company, Lethertbelucky returning to winning form in the Oran Novice Hurdle while Connaught Manor made a successful debut in the two-and-a-half mile bumper.

A fourth winner in as many days for Paul Townend, Letherbelucky, which lost her unbeaten record in Down Royal last time, appreciated the step-up in trip when beating Audrelles Lad readily by four and a half lengths, crediting the Supreme Horse Racing Club with its twelfth success in less than a year.