Alpha Male (nearest) jumps the last alongside I'll Be That Lady© Photo Healy Racing
Alpha Male provided Peter Maher with his second winner of the week, as he took the Watch Racing Free Online With Ladbrokes Handicap Chase.
Second in the Bishopscourt Cup over the course and distance on his penultimate start, the eleven-year-old son of Poliglote since won a point-to-point again at Punchestown a fortnight ago.
Settled in second by Donagh Meyler, the 10/1 chance was ridden before the second last and soon improved into a share of the lead with the 15/8 favourite I'll Be That Lady
In front from the final fence, Alpha Male kept on best on the run-in and came home a length-and-a-half to the good.
I'll Be That Lady finished second under Phillip Enright for Brian McMahon, while An Droichead Eile (10/1), who made a mistake two out, was another length-and-a-quarter back in third. Tesseract fell at the second last when still in with every chance, while so to did Zagnzig 0AMaher, who was successful with Lucy Van Pelt at the venue on Tuesday, wasn't on hand to welcome his winner and Meyler said: "He must have a good one point-to-pointing today.
"It worked out well in the end. He jumped, travelled and stayed at it well.
"I was glad to get a tow down to the second last and he actually had a little look around going down to the last so he won snug enough in the end. I'm delighted with that.
"To be fair to my old horse he stuck his head down and rallied the whole way to the line. It was a good performance."
STEWARDS REPORT
C.D. Maxwell, rider of Big Leg Up trained by J.G.Cosgrave, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount stopped quickly.
Additional reporting by Gary Carson
