Presenting Beara (nearest) and The Mooch take off at a fence together© Photo Healy Racing
Presenting Beara got his jumping in order to open his account over fences in the FRS Recruitment Beginners Chase at Kilbeggan.
Robbie Power was to the fore throughout on the Colm Murphy-trained gelding and he kept on strongly in the closing stages.
2/1 favourite Abolitionist gave chase from the last but never looked like pegging back his rival, going down by four-and-three-quarter lengths.
“It's good to get that out of the way and we'll see what the handicapper does with him now,” said Murphy afterwards.
“He gets three miles really well but he been over-jumping a few fences and jumping his way out of races.
“He looked a certainty here if he reproduced his Fairyhouse run but it was a matter of reproducing that.
“He made a bad mistake here last time which cost him the race and also made a bad mistake down in Wexford.”
