Baily Green completes five-timer

The Mouse Morris-trained Baily Green rounded off a superb summer campaign when landing the Grade 3 Kilbegnet Novice Chase in Roscommon yesterday.

The six-year-old, ridden to an impressive all-the-way win by David Casey, was completing a magnificent five-timer and recording his third win over course and distance in 2012.

Baily Green adopted his customary, front-running tactics and, although not helped by the omission of the last two fences (meaning they only jumped six fences in this two-miler), he was always in command, stretching clear on the extra-long run-in to slam the flattering House Rules by 18 lengths.