McGill completes 48/1 double on My Gaffer My Gaffer completed a notable 48/1 double for amateur rider Dara McGill at Clonmel this afternoon when taking the concluding Monksgrange Beginners Chase. The John Ryan-trained gelding, available at 18/1 overnight and supported on track from 12/1 into 8/1, was making his debut over fences and travelled well to lead early in the straight. The son of Malinas, who was adding to previous wins in a bumper and maiden hurdle, survived an anxious moment when pecking on landing at the last before keeping on well to beat Union Station by a length and a quarter. Banprionsa finished a further four lengths away in third. McGill was successful earlier on the card aboard Apologise, trained by his father Gary. Ryan said, "He promised a lot and when we put him in big handicaps he got crowded out of them as he is small but he is a brilliant little jumper. "Hopefully he won't get rated too highly now and while he won't be going to Cheltenham or anything, he could be a summer national-type of horse. We'll keep him to country tracks. "He is a well-bred horse and his mother finished second in Cheltenham. "Dara's brother Oran had ridden for me in the past but this was his first ride for me. I was looking for a claimer and after he won a point-to-point last Sunday, Tom Keating (winning point-to-point handler) texted me on his number. He gave the horse a great ride." Additional reporting by Tom Weekes
