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Eclat Des Mottes off the mark for Mullins

Eclat Des Mottes beats Present In Court into secondEclat Des Mottes beats Present In Court into second
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Eclat Des Mottes made a bright start to his career in Ireland with a comfortable victory in the extended two mile five maiden hurdle at Downpatrick.

The French import, by Poliglote, tracked Turbo in second and closed after the third-last.

He took over approaching the last and outgunned Present In Court up the hill by three and a quarter lengths for Willie Mullins.

The winner was a well backed 4/7 favourite from 8/11 while the runner-up went off at 11/4.

Ruby Walsh, in the Ricci colours, said: "He did it well and liked that nice ground."

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.