Daly Tiger got his chasing career off to a winning start when taking advantage of a good opportunity in the www.tipperaryraces.ie Beginners Chase.

The Noel Meade-trained gelding is quite lightly-raced but already had bumper and maiden hurdle wins to his credit and was sent off the 30/100 favourite despite an absence of over nine months.

Sean Flanagan ’s mount made all the running and put in a generally safe round of jumping, keeping on well from the last to beat Pass Hymn by six and a half lengths.

The remainder were well strung out behind with Ask And Answer 21 lengths further adrift in third.

Meade said, "I know when they are 1/2 or 1/3 it sounds simple but they still have to go out and do it. He schooled very well at home and I told him not to try to do anything fancy on him and try to get him over his fences. He will jump better when he has to.

"If he stays right I think he is a very nice horse. He had a problem with his knee over hurdles and never really got a chance to show himself. It happened early as a novice but hopefully it won't rare its head again.

"There are a lot of Gigginstown horses in the mix for novice chases this season so we'll see where he fits in. Trying to get a run was a problem but now that he has that won, the winners' races will be next and Michael wants to go for good races.

"We'll go for a novice chase and see where we go from there."

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