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Walsh lands Grade 3 double on Changer

The Game Changer and Ruby Walsh (near) beat Rule The World The Game Changer and Ruby Walsh (near) beat Rule The World
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Ruby Walsh gave The Game Changer a cool ride to land the Like-A-Butterfly Novice Chase at Tipperary.

The Gordon Elliott-trained gelding was in the second colours of Gigginstown but proved too strong in the finish for the owner's other runner, Rule The World who was sent off 6/4 favourite.

Walsh, completing a double on the card after the victory of Bachasson held his mount up behind the leaders before taking closer order going to the second last.

A slight mistake there didn't check his momentum as he travelled well to claim front-runner Rule The World at the last.

The 5/2 shot kept on well, when asked for an effort, on the run-in to post a comfortable two-and-a-half length winning margin.

The winner was landing back-to-back Grade Three successes having also scored at Roscommon last time.

Elliott wasn't present but said by phone:-

"He go the trip on that flat track but is very very good over two miles.

"He'll go to Cheltenham in three weeks for a novice chase and then be left off until the spring for the festivals."

(Quotes by Thomas Weekes)

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.