MELON was all the rage before he made his debut for Willie Mullins in the maiden hurdle at Leapardstown on Sunday, and he was even more the rage (all the rager?) afterwards, such was the proficiency of his performance.
There was a lot to like about Joe Donnelly’s horse’s performance. He travelled really well, he nipped up nimbly on the inside of Broken Soul in an astute reactive move by Ruby Walsh when that rival made a mistake at the second last flight, and he put the race to bed fairly quickly.
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