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French import gets the Cash for Townend and Mullins

Cash Back untidy at the lastCash Back untidy at the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Cash Back was easy to back on his Irish debut in the two-mile maiden hurdle at Thurles this afternoon but got the job done for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend.

The 10/11favourite, who had been as short as 1/2 this morning, tracked leader Ringo Kid before taking up the running after the third last.

He was asked to assert jumping the penultimate flight and had a healthy lead when untidy at the last.

The French-bred kept on in the closing stages to post a three-and-three-quarter length victory on his first outing for new connections.

"I don't know what depth of a race it was but he was more manageable than he was in France anyway and he will have to improve from it,” said Townend.

"He'll jump a fence in time too and he jumped brilliant bar the last. He galloped by the line and around the bend afterwards so he is a nice horse. He'll handle more of an ease as well."

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)

1st
10/11Fav
Tote €1.80 €1.02
2nd
3.75L
5/2
€1.30
3rd
16L
4/1
€1.40
4th
8L
25/1
About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.