Senecia turns over hotpot Hercule Du Seuil at Ballinrobe

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DEFYING THE ODDS: Senecia and Ian Power win the Burleigh Accountancy Group Beginners Chase from Hercule Du Seuil. Picture: Healy Racing

Returning after a five-month break, the Vincent Halley-trained Senecia turned over recent Grade Two hurdle scorer and odds-on favourite Hercule Du Seuil in the Burleigh Accountancy Group Beginners Chase in Ballinrobe.

The favourite made the running, made a few mistakes and was headed by the Ian Power-ridden winner before the final fence and Senecia stayed on to score by a length and a quarter.