No problem, who etched his place in the record books when taking the first race of the new millennium at Tramore's New Year's Day meeting, again showed his liking for the track when following up in the Saltan Properties Handicap Chase yesterday.
The nine-year-old was sent to the front approaching the dip by amateur Damian Murphy and had enough in reserve to hold the staying-on Northern Sound by a length and a half.
The 7 to 2 favourite was also a popular order with Jackpot punters, for 130 units of the £35,801 pool were running on to the topweight to produce a winning dividend of over £206.
Northern Sound's trainer John Roche went one better half-an-hour earlier on the Saltan Properties card when Hazarfen landed the novice chase. Shay Barry's mount travelled well for most of the two-and-a-half mile event but needed to be driven out in the closing stages to deny Clonmel Commercial by three lengths.
"He got a fright when falling at Cork last month and probably had that on his mind when sweating up badly before disappointing here on New Year's Day," explained Roche's son Paul afterwards.
Mouse Morris is looking forward to sending Alcapone over fences after the Roselier gelding made all under Shane Cooke to take the two-mile conditions hurdle in fine style.
