Crypto Crash gives Lane first winner Kenneth Budds' Crypto Crash doubles up after recent success in the Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells 'Day At The Races' Handicap Hurdle at Navan over two miles. The five-year-old kept on quite strongly for a career-best without cheekpieces at Cork, and his 8lb rise from that run had been mostly negated by Rian Lane's claim today. The 12/1 shot made stealthy progress before three out and was going best in fourth after jumping the second last. A big jump at the last took the Kevin Galvin-owned gelding to the front, and he was seemingly always doing enough in front up the run-in. Northern Ruler (12/1) finished a length and a quarter behind in second, with 6/1 favourite Mr Caulfield a head further back in third. Rian Lane said: "That's my first winner and it is very good. "I can't thank Ken (Budds) and Kelvin Galvin, the owner, enough because I rode him in August and we made a bad mistake going down the back in Cork and, unfortunately, I broke my collarbone. It was very good of the lads to give me another chance. "He is after improving some amount for the season even after going up in the pounds. I think he started off at 70-odd and he is up to 90 there, and he might go again. "I'm from east Cork and I'm 18. I'm riding out in Enda Bolger's every day and he is brilliant to me, to be fair. I can't thank Enda enough for the opportunities he has given me before to have the experience for a horse like that today. "Big time (looking to kick on)." Additional reporting by Michael Graham.
