Aminabad sees off What Lies Ahead with Sarwistan chasing them home© Photo Healy Racing
A new name, Aminabad added to Willie Mullins' gains earlier with Djakadam and Annie Power when taking the finale, the leopardstown.com (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race under Patrick Mullins.
Always on the gallop, the Singspiel gelding, sent off the 2/1 market-leader, fought off the promising filly What Lies Ahead by half a length.
Money that came for Railway Rule and Rock Of Glenstal will help boost the bookmakers coffers further as they finished fourth and sixth respectively.
Mullins, who unfortunately lost Immediate Response earlier, remarked: "He's an ex-Aga Khan horse and Jackie (wife) bought him in Deauville. Usually it'd be an expensive thing letting your wife go shopping in Deauville but he was bought quite cheaply.
"He's shown plenty at home and he'll certainly be entered for the Cheltenham Bumper.
"He did it the hard way – he was up there all the way and it was a good performance on that ground."
Mr I.D. Corrigan, rider of Back Off Blondie trained by John W. Nicholson, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his saddle slipped in this race. (AM & EM)
