Third Grade 1 Victory For Walk In The Park’s Final Demand

Final Demand (6g Walk In The Park - Zuzka, by Flemensfirth) put in a fluent round of jumping to land his third Grade 1 victory in the Faugheen Novice Chase at Limerick on Sunday.

The Willie Mullins-trained gelding had landed a brace of top-flight contests as a novice hurdler last season and was making it two wins from as many starts over fences under Patrick Mullins.

Final Demand made all and produced some effortless leaps before registering an eight-length score. In third was another son of Walk In The Park in Western Walk.

Patrick Mullins said: "He jumped fantastic but was very lairy on his own in front. I looked through my legs after the third last and saw that something had obviously gone amiss with Danny [Mullins, rider of Jimmy Du Seuil]. After that it was just a case of getting him home.

"At the last I said just don't do anything silly and he came back and was very good. He was like riding an armchair.

"I wanted to be going a stride faster all the way as I thought Jimmy Du Seuil might be a faster horse. Going down the back the last time I asked him to go on and he did. I wish I could have gone around again!

"I think in a more competitive race he'll travel better. He was so lazy today which is great.

"We normally go to the Dublin Racing Festival [before Cheltenham] but it's great to win here. This is Limerick's big race and there is always a great crowd."

Final Demand was bred by Ken Parkhill.