THIRD in the race last year, Siegemaster defied top-weight in the Connolly’s Red Mills Thyestes Chase yesterday, giving trainer Dessie Hughes, jockey Davy Russell and owner Michael O’Leary of Gigginstown House Stud their first win in the traditional Gowran Park feature.

Paul Nolan admits he will not know whether the Ladbrokes.com Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan has come too soon for Moskova until halfway through the race.

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NIALL MADDEN emerged from yesterday’s Grade 2 MacLochlainn Road Markings Ltd Kinloch Brae Chase with great credit, guiding Cailin Alainn to a clever success.

CONTROVERSY raged at Fairyhouse last evening when the on-course bookmakers - over 20 of them - refused to bet on the first race.