Caesar Rock (right) beat Mr Saxobeat © Photo Healy Racing
Caesar Rock (10s into 15/2) made all in the Brendan Cullimore Electrical Contractors Rated Novice Hurdle.
Mr Saxobeat slipstreamed the winner on the downhill run to the straight and looked to be travelling well but Ricky Doyle had saved plenty on the six-year-old by Mahler who asserted from two out. He stayed on well to beat Mr Saxobeat by a length and a quarter with Sweet Street a length and three quarters further back in third.
The victorious reserve had been placed twice in nine previous starts over hurdles and was third on his chasing bow at Thurles last month.
Winning trainer Mouse Morris said: “That was a bonus as he’s going chasing and jumps super.
“He goes on the ground so he’ll go chasing soon. He jumps and he stays.”
Quotes from Alan Magee
