DAREN Hopkins didn’t have far to travel from Ballywalter Stables in Enniscorthy to Barnadown to win Monday morning’s five and five-year-old final for all studbooks with Empoli De Champloue.

Hopkins was late to go in the 12-horse jump-off draw and delivered the winning round in 39.74 seconds to take the lions’ share of the €5,000 on offer in the My Show Advisor-sponsored class. Owned by Ballywalter Stables, the six-year-old French-bred gelding by Arko was bred by M. Jean Marie Charlot. The gelding is new to Hopkins, having started his career with Francis Connors.