Mighty Majborough brings up double century for Mullins
A CLASS APART: Majborough wins the Barberstown Castle Novice Chase in the hands of Mark Walsh. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA
Majborough’s wide-margin success in the Grade One Barberstown Castle Novice Chase provided trainer Willie Mullins with his 200th winner of the season in Ireland and his promising young chaser did it in a style befitting the landmark.
Readily making amends for his near miss at Cheltenham, he led quite early in this race and dominated thereafter despite a tendency to jump out to his left. Only By Night, who finished a place in front of him in the Arkle, showed a good attitude to hold onto second place, but there were 14 lengths between the first two.
