Annie's son Davy begins in very promising fashion with Punchestown win Following on from Joueur Masque (Gavin Brouder) and Sysko (Sean Cleary Farrell) earlier, Willie Mullins completed a Punchestown treble in the Allied Recycling Supporting Ballymacad Hunt (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race courtesy of odds-on favourite Davy Crockett (1/2). Another winning son of the great Annie Power, Patrick Mullins, in the colours of J P McManus, guided the Camelot gelding to an easy nine length win on debut, from Maskarvel in second. Martinstown bred the four-year-old in conjunction with Coolmore, and the powerhouses share his ownership too. “He’s just started to do nice work at home lately and we took a chance running him in a winners’ bumper," said Mullins. “He could go over hurdles, whether he’ll go for a winners’ bumper or not I don’t know. “I’d like to get his hurdling career started. I’d be looking at him as maybe a Royal Bond horse down the line. “I think he likes nice ground and he has plenty of jumping done. “He’s more of a good ground jumping type than a winners’ bumper type. “I’d imagine Galway is the main aim now, whether he gets a run over hurdles before then or goes there as a maiden I’m not sure.” The Raceday Stewards informed Anthony Mullins, trainer of Muted Melody, that a repeat performance in the behaviour of his charge who was withdrawn by order of the Raceday Stewards having refused to go to the start may render the animal liable to suspension in future. Miss G. Benson, rider of Morning Mayhem (GB), trained by Peter John Flood, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that her mount hung badly left for the last four furlongs. (GC & EM)
