Tower-ing success puts Jimmy Mangan back in Grade One spotlight

The County Cork handler's only previous Grade One success came in this race five years later with Conna Castle

BACK IN THE BIG TIME: Trainer Jimmy Mangan savours the moment after  Spillane's Tower won the Grade One WillowWarm Gold Cup at Fairyhouse.  Picture: Healy Racing

Spillane's Tower put Grand National-winning trainer Jimmy Mangan back in the big-race winner's enclosure after claiming the WillowWarm Gold Cup at Fairyhouse.

The County Cork handler saddled Monty's Pass to win the world's most famous steeplechase in 2003, while his only previous Grade One success came in this race five years later with Conna Castle.