Overview
- JJ Slevin delivered a well-judged late drive as the veteran stayed on strongest to beat Ballyburn by a length and a quarter.
- Last year’s winner Bob Olinger finished a further length and a half back in third.
- Dan Skelton’s Kabral Du Mathan looked the winner at the last before fading on the climb to the line.
- Joseph O’Brien praised Slevin’s ride and highlighted the role of owner-breeder Sean O’Driscoll in the horse’s long campaign.
- Connections indicated the Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree next month is a possible next target.