Found A Fifty floors Majborough in Hilly Way

Found A Fifty upstaged the returning Majborough to continue his fine start to the season in the BAR 1 Betting Hilly Way Chase at Cork.

A dual Grade One-winning novice last season, Majborough was the 4-6 favourite to make a winning return in a Grade Two contest his trainer Willie Mullins had won nine times in the last decade, with the yard’s three-time winner Energumene also part of the five-strong field.

But while the Closutton pair have been off the track since the spring, Gordon Elliott’s Found A Fifty (3-1) was race-fit following to outings already this autumn, most recently triumphing in the Fortria Chase at Navan three weeks ago.

Majborough set out to make all the running under Mark Walsh and while he veered left on the approach to several obstacles and was untidy at others, he led Found A Fifty and Energumene into the home straight.

But Found A Fifty and Jack Kennedy eventually wore him down and passed the post with a length and a half in hand, completing a four-timer on the afternoon for both his trainer and jockey.