Hey Sunshine lights up Punchestown mares hurdles

Jockey Paul Townend said the Willie Mullins-trained five-year-old is "improving every run".

Hey Sunshine and Paul Townend win for owners Temple Bloodstock and trainer Willie Mullins in the Buy Your Punchestown Christmas Gift Mares Novice Hurdle. Picture: Healy Racing

The diminutive Hey Sunshine brought up her hat-trick in fine style when Paul Townend spotted a gap on the inside to run away with the Buy Your Punchestown Christmas Gift Mares Novice Hurdle.

There might not be much of the Willie Mullins-trained five-year-old, but she is improving at a rate of knots.