Ruby Walsh talks to connections after Zuzka's win© Photo Healy Racing
Ruby Walsh certainly made the right decision when picking Zuzka over Letherbelucky in the Grade 3 Fergus O’Toole Memorial Novice Hurdle at Limerick.
Wille Mullins trains both, but it was Zuzka (7/2) who scooted clear from the last and quickened away from Dara Tango (14/1) at the end of the two mile five race.
Dara Tango and Davy Russell absolutely cruised into the lead from Baresi after the second last, but Walsh had plenty of horse under him and swept into the lead at the last to win by 11 lengths.
Noel Meade’s 7/4 favourite Busty Brown was third of the nine runners with Paul Carberry in the saddle.
Afterwards Ruby Walsh commented: “Missunited’s form looks very solid [beat Zuzka by three and three parts of a length at Galway on September 11.
Zuzka surprised me nonetheless. She travelled really well and jumped like a stag. The reason I picked her was she was by Flemensfirth and the other one was by Luso and I thought she would go better on the ground than the other one.”
(On course reporting by Thomas Weekes)
