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Valuable contest goes the way of Mags and Danny Mullins

Salty Boy rewarded market support in the Tara Handicap Hurdle at Navan for Mags and Danny Mullins.

Sent off at 11-2 in the 20-runner field, he was produced to perfection by the trainer’s son.

As befitted such a competitive race there were still plenty in with chances at the second-last flight, with Golden Jewel emerging as a challenger after the pace-setting Squouateur began to weaken.

But it was Salty Boy who finished off strongest, beating Golden Jewel by half a length. Dromore Lad stayed on well into third, ahead of Walk To Freedom in fourth.

“He’s just so genuine and has improved again today. He never runs a bad race,” said Mags Mullins.

“We’ll wait and see how he comes out of this. He might have an entry for Christmas or it might come a bit soon. We’ll let him tell us.

“He stays well and you have to stay well here up the hill. He should be a nice chaser in time.”