Farceur Du Large and Bryan Cooper (left) beat Take All © Photo Healy Racing
Farceur Du Large stayed on stoutly to land the spoils for Noel Meade and Bryan Cooper in the Ryans Cleaning Handicap Chase at Punchestown.
The Gigginstown gelding tracked the leaders throughout in the two-mile-six contest before jumping up to dispute three from home in the €45,000 event.
Cooper drove his mount into the lead after the second last and he galloped on strongly on the run-in to repel the challenge of Take All by a length-and-three-quarters.
“Bryan is riding well and he's been very lucky for me over the years. He's a very good rider and it's great to have him on your side,” said Meade.
“We bought him as a two-year-old in France and he's taken a while. He's a bit lazy as you can see in his races.
“He was going well in Galway and he made a very bad mistake at the third last on very heavy ground and it knocked the bottom out of him.
“He still ran a very good race that day (fourth on his comeback) and I quietly fancied him each-way today.
“I would think he'll probably run in the Paddy Power at Christmas, I'd imagine that will be his next port of call.”
