Aurora Vega and Saint Sam make light work of rivals at Cork

Ballysax Hank gave trainer Brendan Duke a welcome winner when scoring in the bumper

MASTERING HIS RIVALS: Say It So and Conor McNamara, right, en route to victory at Cork Racecourse, Mallow. Picture: Healy Racing

Crowned leading trainer at the Galway festival for the ninth time on Sunday, Willie Mullins followed up in style when sharing a long odds-on double with stable jockey Paul Townend in Cork.

The combination struck with hurdling debutante Aurora Vega (2-15) in the opening Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle and again when Saint Sam (1-4) did a virtual solo in beating three rivals in the Follow Us On Twitter Hurdle.