Tycoon makes it a Galway hat trick

Busted Tycoon achieved a remarkable feat as victory in the Vision Express European Breeders Fund Mares Handicap Hurdle gave the Tony Martin-trained four-year-old a third win of the week at the Galway Fesitval.

Successful in effortless style on the Flat on Tuesday night, Martin's charge had repeated the trick in similar fashion on Saturday.

Giving all the signs she was ready for a further challenge, she teamed up with Ruby Walsh who took a position in mid-division in a race run at a stop-start gallop.

Making up ground two out, Walsh took the decision to switch to the inner at the last but there was a scare as his mount was not fluent at it.

However, the 11-10 favourite showed the requisite guts to go with her talent as she picked up to get the better of Theonewiththeleg by half a length, giving Martin his eighth winner over the seven days.

Martin said: "It's magic, I'm delighted for the people involved with the filly, she's very tough.

"It's nice to be part of history. It's tribute to John and Debbie (Breslin, they are great owners and they give me free hand to do what I want so it's nice it's worked out.

"It was vital the way Shane (Shortall) rode her on Saturday that he left enough in reserve for today."

"She's a tough mare, she has to be to win three times in a week, especially considering she only won last night" - Ruby Walsh

"If you saw her this morning you would never think that she had a race at all. To be honest at the start of the week I was hoping to get two runs into her and never really dreamed that she could win three in a week.

"I thought I'd run her twice but I gave her the option of last night and today. I fancied the Flat race but just in case it was called off or anything went wrong we left her in today.

"The way she took Tuesday's race going into Saturday and how she was today we thought we'd give her a shot, you wouldn't have guessed this morning she'd run last night.

"We'll give her a pull now and see what the options are later in the year.

"You could never picture having eight winners over the week. You always need a bit of luck. I thought Another Ambition was one of my best chances this week but he fell on Friday.

"This is such a unique meeting and you have to set your stall out well in advance as it's so competitive."

Walsh said: "She's a tough mare, she has to be to win three times in a week, especially considering she only won last night.

"She jumped well, she travelled well and she battled when she had to.

"They went quick early but then they stopped. In fairness to her she stuck her head down to battle to the line."

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