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(Prince Rudi and jockey Ian McCarthy with trainer Stephen Nolan after winning the Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle)

IT WAS A DAY to remember for Prince Rudi and Ian McCarthy, as they triumphed in the big race at the Galway Festival.

The 20-1 outsider edged out Shanpallas and Give Me A Break into second and third respectively in the Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle.

And following the victory, McCarthy paid tribute to the 12-year-old gelding’s trainer Stephen Nolan.

“You need a tough stayer for this race,” he told reporters. “Stephen said to just get a lead and it turned into a test of stamina.

“He’s a horse with an awful lot of problems, so it’s credit to him (Nolan), the way he’s handled the horse and chosen his races.”

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(Marchese Marconi and Robbie Power go on to win the Ladbrokes Maiden Hurdle)

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(Prince Rudi and jockey Ian McCarthy [second left] jump the final hurdle before winning the Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle)

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(Prince Rudi and jockey Ian McCarthy [left] win the Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle)

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(Clonard Street ridden by Gary Carroll [right] wins The ‘This Is The Ladbrokes Life’ E.B.F. Maiden)

(Yulong Xiongba and jockey Ross Coakley [second left] on their way to victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap)

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(Silwana and jockey Pat Smullen win the Ladbrokes Red Day EBF Fillies Maiden)

Results on Day 6:

14.35 The Ladbrokes Mobile Maiden Hurdle

1. Marchese Marconi 4/11 F

2. Marty’s Magic 9/2

3. Vote Of Confidence 9/1

4. Mind The Pennies 25/1

15.10 The Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle

1. Prince Rudi 20/1

2. Shanpallas 6/1

3. Give Me A Break 6/1

4. Clara Mc Cloud 9/1

15.45 The `This is the Ladbrokes Life` European Breeders Fund Maiden

1. Clonard Street 22/1

2. Prologue 11/4

3. Spryt 13/8 JF

4. Sinndar Sandy 25/1

16.20 The Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Nursery Handicap

1. Yulong Xiongba 9/2

2. Intense Style 6/4F

3. Bluerince Lady 20/1

4. Toscanelli 7/2

16.55 The Ladbrokes Red Day European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden

1. Silwana 2/5 F

2. Cailini Alainn 6/1

3. Mozetta 7/1

4. Beyond Intensity 10/1

17.25 The Ladbrokes ‘Summer Of Sports’ Handicap

1. Winter Lion 8/1

2. Whodoyouthink 25/1

3. Beau Michael 12/1

4. Foot Soldier 4/1 F

17.55 The Ladbrokes Top Treble Flat Race

1. Lucky Pat 8/1

2. Double Speak 10/1

3. Fill Your Hands 11/2

4. Sheamus 8/1

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