Tongie in full flow under David Mullins© Photo Healy Racing
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Bryan Cooper made his own running on Gordon Elliott's charge and while he wasn't foot-perfect at every obstacle, he possessed too much quality and sauntered 12 lengths clear of Kilcrea Bridge
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