Maestro Mik swoops in Ballymore

Mikael D’Haguenet stayed on strongly in the hands of Ruby Walsh to take top honours in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Maestro Mik swoops in Ballymore
Wed, 11 Mar, 2009 - 14:22

Mikael D’Haguenet stayed on strongly in the hands of Ruby Walsh to take top honours in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

The 5-2 favourite travelled and jumped superbly throughout under Walsh and came to challenge for the lead running down to the second-last.

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