Tokoyo Getaway impresses in rated novice chase

Tokoyo Getaway continued her progressive profile when taking the Mullinahone Rated Novice Chase over an extended 2m6f at Clonmel for Gavin Cromwell and Jonathan Moore.

The six-year-old mare finished strongly to land a three-mile handicap hurdle at Punchestown last month and again showed great reserves of stamina to follow up here.

The 7/2 chance led approaching the second last and kept on well to beat The Gunner Murphy by eight lengths.

Russian Bill could find no extra approaching the last to finish another five lengths away in third.

Cromwell said, "She jumps and stays and had a grand weight on her back today. That is her second chase and she is now eligible for handicaps.

"The day she finished second in Tramore, she never travelled a yard and we were putting it down to the rotten ground but she was as sweet as a nut on that today and got through it lovely."

(TW & AM)