Patrick Mullins says the Closutton team were mightily impressed by Majborough’s winning chase debut at Fairyhouse on Saturday. Login with your Sky Bet, ITV7, Super 6 or Sporting Life account and get his thoughts.
Last year’s leading juvenile hurdler was in against talented stablemates Tullyhill and Asian Master but bounded clear from the last to win by six-and-a-half lengths.
The assistant trainer told Sporting Life: “He fenced superbly. He missed one down the back but at the next one, the fourth last, Mark (Walsh) gave him a squeeze and he just took two lengths out of the field. He was in against Tullyhill and Asian Master, it was essentially a Grade Two and there have been weaker Grade Ones run, and it was interesting.
"He’s stepping out of the juvenile division taking on horses from the novice division. He’s facing a whole new pool of horses and you’re trying to find out the relative strength in depth in each one.
"So, for him to come and beat two high-class older horses like that is fantastic. We can’t believe what he’s been showing us with his physique all along and he just keeps pulling it out the bag.
"We can’t wait to find out where the limit is with him.”
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