Gabynako leads over the last from Midnight Run© Photo Healy Racing
Gabynako put in a lovely display of jumping to deliver in the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committe Beginners Steeplechase at Fairyhouse.
This was his second start over fences having been beaten by a head in Galway last month.
He raced close to the pace under Darragh O'Keeffe in this two mile five furlong test and assumed the lead with a good jump at the sixth.
The field stacked up in behind him coming to the third last but a nimble leap at the next helped his cause. Midnight Run attempted to challenge at the last but made a mistake there as Gabynako raced away from it to score by two and a quarter lengths. Fury Road (4/1) got up for second in a bunch finish for the places. He was a short head in front of Max Flamingo (28/1 from 50/1).
“He was very good and jumped brilliant, it was an exhibition of jumping really,” said Gavin Cromwell.
“I have him entered in the (Grade One) Drinmore, I had it in my mind that it might be a bit sharp for him but the way he jumped there maybe it won't.
“On slower ground, which he has no problem with, we'd definitely be considering it.”
Additional reporting by Gary Carson
