THE Willie Mullins-trained Blizzard Of Oz (11/8) picked an opportune time to open his account over fences, outgunning Rocky’s Diamond (1/1 favourite) in the feature Michael Hickey Memorial Chase.

Stalking the market leader in second approaching the straight, the Paul Townend-ridden victor needed to pull out all the stops on the run-in, ultimately prevailing by three quarters of a length.