Mome jumps to it on chasing bow Bellow Mome got his chasing career off to the best possible start when taking the Jim Murphy Contract Fence Builder Beginners Chase at Thurles. The five-year-old gelding, successful twice for connections over hurdles last term, was never too far off the pace and asserted on the run-in under Ruby Walsh to justify odds of 2/1. The Willie Mullins-trained son of Honolulu had four and a half lengths to spare over the odds-on General Principle, with Jimmy Two Times the same distance back in third. Mullins said, "He jumped very well. We'll have to look for a winners' of one or a step up in grade to a graded race so we'll see what's on the calendar before or during Christmas. "I always think he's better on this ground (yielding) but he is able to win on heavy. I do think he's better on good ground and am looking forward to the spring with him." (TW & AM)
