Mullins at the double

Indevan justified long odds-on favouritism in the Martin Reilly BMW Dealer Novice Hurdle to spark a double for champion trainer Willie Mullins in Sligo last night.

Sent off at 1/5, the five-year-old made all the running and survived an awkward jump at the final flight before beating Whisky Galore comfortably by three and a half lengths, prompting his partner Ruby Walsh to quip: “That was hard work.”

The Mullins double was completed when debutante Royal Moll, a daughter of King’s Theatre, ridden by Patrick, swooped inside the final furlong to beat Little Mitch in the mares bumper.