Philip Enright picks up chance ride as Agent Boru wins stamina test at Ballinrobe

Stolen Moment and Sheila Ahern (right) on the way to winning the McHale.net Handicap Hurdle from Get Home (left). Picture: Healy Racing

A chance ride for Philip Enright, successful earlier on Nelson’s Point in Tipperary and deputising for the injured Ricky Doyle, Agent Boru bagged the €40,000 McHale Mayo National in Ballinrobe, outstaying The Dabbler in a gruelling test of stamina.

In the colours of the Roberto Syndicate, the 12/1 shot continued the rich vein of form being enjoyed by trainer Tom Gibney in the track’s seasonal showpiece, bating The Dabbler by a length and a quarter.