Hidden Cyclone weathers the storm to land Fortria Chase in Navan

Hidden Cyclone registered his second Grade 2 success over fences when capturing an incident-filled thetote.com Fortria Chase in Navan yesterday.

The Shark Hanlon-trained ten-year-old, second leg of a double for jockey Brian Hayes - riding the horse for the first time over fences, was left in front by Flemenstar’s mistake three fences from home and, despite tiring in the closing, stages had six and a half lengths to spare over Days Hotel at the line.

In a race in which leading fancies Special Tiara (a distant last of four finishers) and Twinlight (pulled up) proved hugely disappointing, Hidden Cycone delighted his trainer, who explained: “He’ll come on plenty for the run. I knew he was in good form,,but there’s plenty of improvement in him.