Painstown Chief in command as he sees off all comers

There was a shock in the first semi-final of the Best Car Parks Gold Cup on Saturday night at Shelbourne Park, in which 10-1 chance Painstown Chief produced a game effort to see off all-comers.

Lenson Panda, the even-money favourite, was a little restless in traps and didn’t break as well as he can.

With the eventual winner holding the inside position well and denying the market leader a run, it was left to Slippery Fred and Going To Work to throw down the challenges to the Paul Hennessy-trained leader.