Magic Mallowney turns on style to Tim Doyle’s delight

Mallowney gained his first Grade 2 success when producing another impressive display of jumping to land the Paddy Power Your Local Betting Shop Chase at Naas yesterday.

A wide-margin winner of a valuable handicap chase in Fairyhouse last time, the even-money favourite was allowed jump into the lead at the fourth defence by Davy Russell and, in command from that point, had the measure of Moscow Mannon when that rival took a fatal fall at the last obstacle, leaving Mallowney to beat Rathlin by 17 lengths.

“I was hoping he’d do that, but you never know,” declared delighted trainer Tim Doyle.