Don Poli (Bryan Cooper) leads home Wounded Warrior and Smashing© Photo Healy Racing
Don Poli s success in the Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase gave his trainer Willie Mullins his fifth winner of the day whist it was a second for owner and rider Gigginstown House Stud and Bryan Cooper at Gowran.
The Cheltenham Festival hero went off 11/10 having been odds-on this morning.
He mightn't have been perfect five out or at the last but otherwise this was a most satisfactory chasing bow from Don Poli as he accounted for Wounded Warrior (well-backed, also in the Gigginstown silks) by two and a half lengths.
"I think that's his game – he should make a good staying chaser.
"He appears to idle all the time and I hope there's lots left in the locker when you go for him.
"It's early days but he seems made for the four mile race at Cheltenham.
"He gallops and he stays," said Mullins. (AM & EM)
