Sales bound Tower is another for red-hot O'Keeffe

Providing Darragh O'Keeffe with his 11th winner in less than a fortnight, the sales bound Aspire Tower outclassed his rivals in the T.C. Cullen Memorial Novice Chase.

While not fluent at times, the Henry de Bromhead-trained nine-year-old made virtually all and kept on well in the closing stages, coming home four-and-a-quarter lengths to the good.

Starting off over flights, Ta Na La (16/1) filled the runner-up spot under Shane O'Callaghan for Ted Walsh, while Foxy Girl a stablemate of the winner, was a further eight-lengths away in third.

"He has his own way of jumping. When he meets one spot on or a bit long he is very good. When he gets in tight he can be a little bit awkward," Robbie Power, representing de Bromhead, commented.

"It looked a great opportunity for him and it was a good bit of placing. He is in the Tattersalls Horses in Training Sale later this month and he'll still go there. Someone is going to have a lot of fun with him, he is still a novice for the whole of the summer.

"He has been a great servant to Robcour and the best of luck to the next people who have him."