Concorde takes off in the opener

Majestic Concorde opened his account over fences at the first attempt when taking the 2m1f beginners chase in the hands of Robbie McNamara.

The Dermot Weld-trained gelding, winner of the GPT Amateur Handicap at the Galway Festival last summer, was backed from 9/2 into 7/2 and reeled in the front-running Coscorrig after the last to score by six lengths.

'He's a good ground horse and we have no definite plans at this stage. It's nice first time over fences to see him come and do it well,' commented Weld.