Central House sets himself up nicely for Festival

CENTRAL HOUSE set himself up for the Cheltenham Festival when running out an embarrassingly easy winner of the Paddy & Helen Cox Memorial Newlands Chase at Naas yesterday.

Paul Carberry oozed confidence aboard the 4-7 favourite, who made all to come home a comfortable seven-length winner of the Grade Two contest.

Only four went to post to try to capture the €42,315 first prize, with Native Upmanship confirming he is not the force of old by finishing second ahead of Scarthy Lad, while Grand National hope Macs Gildoran came home a distant fourth.