Delight for Kennedy as Zanahiyr breaks his chasing duck in late race win.

Thurles. The Gordon Elliott-trained seven-year-old was kept very honest by front-running Aspire Tower under Rachael Blackmore over a trip which might be short enough for him these days, but he asserted late under Jack Kennedy to prevail by half a length.

Kennedy said: “He was only getting going late. I thought Rachael was going to quicken away from me but he knuckled down and dug in.

I was keen to be forward on him and overall his jumping was good. Gilligan, who won the 2010 Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle with Berties Dream, commented: “He got there at his ease and he learned plenty being out in front like he was.

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