A great finish to the Emly Handicap Chase saw The Trigger (11/2) just edge out Ballymac Boy by a head with the pair well clear of the others.

Ballymac Boy moved nicely into the race facing up to two out, but jockey Danny Mullins briefly lost an iron between the last two fences, and his mount couldn’t quite peg back The Trigger and Sean Flanagan on the run-in after that one had taken a narrow lead before the final fence.

Five years older than the runner-up whose turn shouldn’t be long delayed, the Roman McNally owned and trained The Trigger is a consistent performer in his own grade, and this was a third win over fences for the 11-year-old to go with one win over hurdles.