Four up for Alelchi Inois

Odds-on favourites Alelchi Inois and Most Peculiar provided champion trainer Willie Mullins and Paul Townend with a double in Galway last night.

And pride of place goes to the progressive French-bred six-year-old Alelchi Inois which made it four from four over fences when justifying 2/5 favouritism in the featured Grade 3 Deacy Gilligan Novice Chase.

Having disputed the early lead, Townend allowed Enjoy Responsibly blaze the trail after the fifth and bided his time before launching his challenge on the downhill run to the second last. Alelchi Inois jumped into the lead at the last and, soon clear, stayed on stoutly to win, comfortably, by four and a half lengths, from Definite Ruby.