Willie Mullins found the back of the net just before half-time at the Cheltenham Festival, after he started to fear a "complete blowout" at the main event.
Six times the top trainer at the meeting, the Irishman had to wait until the final contest on Ladies Day to get on the scoreboard.
Only brave RSA Insurance Novices' Chase third Allaho had been within striking distance during the day's earlier races, as Mullins drifted to 5/1 to win another title at the home of National Hunt.
Ferny Hollow (11/1) saved the day in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper, beating his better-fancied stablemate Appreciate It for the trainer's tenth race success. "We had two races we were unlucky in yesterday (Tuesday)," he said. "That happens, you just hope that the
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