Boy floors Place in RSA thriller

O’Faolains Boy came up trumps in a titanic duel with Smad Place for the RSA Chase.

Boy floors Place in RSA thriller
Thu, 13 Mar, 2014 - 00:00
Tom Peacock

The Barry Geraghty-ridden seven-year-old (12-1) found just a little more when it mattered to take the Grade One by a neck for the Rebecca Curtis team.

Irish challenger Morning Assembly finished third.

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