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Article: Top jockey Ruby Walsh was the toast of Cheltenham after clocking up a hat-trick of three-in-a-row wins.
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- Evening Herald (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- March 12, 2009
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Huge cheer goes up for top jockey Walsh as he rides hat-trick of winners -- and the millionth pint is sunk
Top jockey Ruby Walsh was the toast of Cheltenham after clocking up a hat-trick of three-in-a-row wins.
Watching all the action from the sidelines was Ruby's over-joyed wife, Irish WAG Gillian Walsh who declared herself "thrilled" with the trio of wins.
But, to the surprise of onlookers at the festival yesterday, one of the first to rush to congratulate her was none other than Galway native Chanelle McCoy, the glamorous other half of British champion jockey Tony.
Their hubbies may be bitter rivals as they battle it out to be ...