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Pique Sous books Cheltenham ticket

Pique Sous and Paul TownendPique Sous and Paul Townend
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The Willie Mullins trained Pique Sous under Paul Townend, paid for his upcoming Cheltenham Festival trip with an easy win in the [email protected] Maiden at Dundalk this evening.

The French bred grey son of Martaline had been kept away from heavy turf ground in recent months but, produced fresh and well from his 99 day absence, readily defeated Raise The Beat under a confident ride from Townend.

Afterwards Mullins said “I'm delighted with the way he handled the surface – he hadn't been on it before but I didn't want to run him on heavy ground.

“Whether he comes back here again or goes straight over to Cheltenham I don't know yet but we'll see how he comes out of this. That win has booked his ticket for the Supreme Novices Hurdle but I don't think he'll run over jumps before then – he's a spring horse. When I saw this race come up I thought it would be a good opportunity for him.”

Stan James bookmakers cut Pique Sous to 20/1 (from 25s) for the Supreme Novices Hurdle.

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
4/7Fav
Tote €1.60 €1.02
2nd
4.5L
5/1
€2.10
3rd
5L
14/1
€5.90
4th
0.5L
50/1
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.