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Wingtips cruises home to give Walsh treble

Wingtips and Ruby WalshWingtips and Ruby Walsh
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Wingtips gained an overdue success when cruising to victory in the two-mile maiden hurdle at Navan.

Tony Martin's charge was sent off 1/4 favourite and looked value for those prohibitive odds as he travelled sweetly to lead at the second last.

Ruby Walsh, completing a treble on the card, didn't have to move a muscle as he eased clear before the last to record an 11-length success over Classic Event

Wingtips was taking a drop in class having been fourth in Grade 2 company on his last visit here last month.

The winner swished his tail throughout the race but it is not something that concerns Martin too much:-

“He's been a bit unlucky and deserved that. We'll take it step by step with him.

“He has a bit of a habit of swishing his tail but I think it's really only a habit as he will knuckle down and battle.”

Philip Enright was given a four day suspension for making insufficient effort on fifth-placed Forever Gold

(Additional reporting by Alan Magee)

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.