LEFT to his own devices, Wexford trainer Sean Doyle might have aimed Crosshue Boy at an ultra-competitive affair at Aintree.

That is not to say the eight-year-old would have been out of his depth, though the Dawn Homes Novices’ Championship Handicap Chase over three miles here looked more suitable. Starting at 22/1 and given a very cool ride by Mr Harley Dunne, he came from off the pace but delayed his final thrust to the last 75 yards, where he asserted and went on to beat Dingo Dollar by a length with Acoc third.