Grand Partner secured a third course win at Leopardstown to land a punt in the Club Godolphin Student Initiative Handicap.

Tom Mullins booked Billy Lee for the ride on the nine-year-old, who has been a great servant to his Doninga connections.

The six to one shot, backed in from at least double those odds earlier, got the better of The Last Indian (bidding for a 4-timer) by a length.

Tom Mullins said afterwards: "He'll go for the Naas November Handicap over a mile and six. Billy said he never travelled today but when he got going he got going well.

"The main thing is to go chasing with him, and he'll make a grand chaser."

(AM & EM)