To win just once (a year)

To win just once (a year) is what Westerners Son appears to target snce winning a maiden hurdle at Punchestown on New Year's Eve 2013.

The Dermot McLoughlin-trained nine-year-old made it five wins in five years when winning a handicap chase today at Naas on a 26th career outing.

The going was a factor and soft or heavy is the most suitable for Westerners Son which won a novice chase at Thurles in January 2016, but pulled up in his last two outings.

There was also a winner for another trainer in the Ratoath area when the Robbie Hennessy-trained Drylow got his head in front in a handicap hurdle
after finishing second and third in four of eight previous outings.

For Gordon Elliott there was winner 151 in Ireland this year when Midnight Escape and Davy Russell won a maiden hurdle to keep the Summerhill man at the top of the leaderboard in the race for the trainers' title.