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Walsh delighted with Min
- Updated: January 3, 2017
It was a busy but successful festive season for Ruby Walsh who has partnered 12 winners in the past fortnight, including three Grade One successes.
One of those was provided by Sky Bet’s red-hot 2/5 Queen Mother Champion Chase favourite Douvan at Leopardstown on December 27.
The brilliant winner of the Arkle Challenge Trophy last season was sent off the 1/8 favourite and Walsh admitted that he only did what he had to do.
“He was very good again at Leopardstown,” he said in his weekly interview on Racing UK.
“It was only a fortnight since he won at Cork but he jumped super and travelled really well; he just does everything so effortlessly and it was a really solid performance.
“He didn’t do anything he wasn’t entitled to do but you’ve got to get the job done and he did that.”
Walsh and Mullins also combined to take Grade One honours with Min …
