IN a finale of high drama an improbable victory in the €100,000 Axa Insurance Midlands National Handicap Chase went the way of the James Motherway-trained Na Trachtalai Abu who now has his sights set on another big prize at Galway next month.

The richest race to be run at Kilbeggan looked set to reward Gordon Elliott’s six-strong challenge
for this extended three-mile prize when the trainer’s Barra swept into a commanding lead before the
last.