RUNAWAY Thyestes Chase winner Monbeg Notorious (8/1) was among 26 Irish-trained entries in a field of 70 put forward for the National Hunt Chase.

The seven-year-old could hardly have been more impressive at Gowran Park on Thursday when he ran out an 11-length winner off a mark of 137. That performance would put him into the reckoning for the four-miler which may come into the equation for his trainer Gordon Elliott who also mentioned the Irish Grand National as a possible target.