NOT for the first time, Gordon Elliott pulled the proverbial rabbit out of the hat in a major handicap chase as Aforementioned made the most of bottom weight to land the J.T. McNamara Ladbrokes Munster National Handicap Chase.

This Gigginstown House Stud-owned seven-year-old had run to a reasonable level on his first few starts over fences but didn’t look a major handicap winner in waiting. However at Clonmel 10 days previously, he won a rated novice chase and he took another step forward here to give Gavin Brouder a career highlight in a most eventful edition of this €75,000 prize.