Co Dublin trainer Patrick Griffin received an early Christmas present this afternoon as his Maggio got off the mark over fences at Musselburgh on the third time of asking.
The French bred son of Trempolino finished second on his chasing debut over the course and distance in November and was far from disgraced on his next start at Cheltenham finishing third behind Al Ferof in a Grade 2 contest.
Sent off at 5/2 James Reveley sent his mount to the front at the seventh and easily fended off the challenge of the 13/8 favourite Vosges before going on to score by nine lengths.
The 6yo gelding was enjoying his first career success today on what was his twenty second start. He had been runner-up seven times and was also placed in Graded company over hurdles.
