Ruby Walsh (stars) on Sambremont comes to wear down Ttebbob and Robbie Power© Photo Healy Racing
There was a dramatic conclusion to the Grade 2 Flyingbolt Novice Chase at Navan, and the spoils eventually went the way of the Ruby Walsh-ridden outsider of the three, Sambremont (4/1).
Sambremont's fellow Willie Mullins runner, Tell Us More had the contest at his mercy after heading the odds-on front-runner Ttebbob from before the second last.
However Tell Us More jumped away to his left (as he'd done throughout) and fell.
Ttebbob then had a golden opportunity to land the two mile one furlong contest but the suspicion was that the staying power of Sambremont would come into play and so it proved.
He'd been behind in rear for much but once Walsh got the sniff of victory he was going to be hard to hold on the Saint Des Saints gelding.
The brother to Djakadam got up close home to prevail by a length.
"You have to be a bit lucky sometimes. It looked like Tell Us More was going to win and when Bryan fell my fella had half a chance," said Walsh.
"But he's nothing but tough, although it was slow motion stuff. I landed running over the last while Ttebbob missed it a bit and that gave me the momentum.
"I think on good ground he would have been a long way behind, and when I saw him entered for this race I thought how can he run in that and now he's won over €25,000."
For the National Hunt Chase (4 miler) about Sambremont, the bookmakers go 10/1 (from 14/1) Ladbrokes: 12/1 (from 14/1) BoyleSports & Paddy Power.
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