BALLINROBE’S big meeting of the year was run in glorious weather and Native Speaker (12/1) made most of the running under Darragh O’Keeffe to land the featured €100,000 McHale Mayo National Handicap Chase over two miles, seven furlongs.

The Henry de Bromhead-trained gelding, owned by Patrick Hale, came here a fresh horse after a five-month break and stayed on strongly to beat Conyers Hill by seven lengths.