Coastal washes away rivals with impressive follow-up victory

Coastal Tiep added to his burgeoning reputation in the open division by landing the JA Electrical Services open, adding to his victory at Loughanmore a fortnight earlier.

Opens at the County Down course often throw up a smart sort, such as Marito and Morning Assembly, and the six-year-old’s owners, the Jetmac Syndicate, will have high hopes for the French-bred as he came through a tough test to beat Chosen Dream by four lengths.

“We're still learning about this horse and I think he only does what he needs to do. He'll probably run in the Down Royal hunter chase at Christmas and we'll stick to the hunter chase route,” said handler Stuart Crawford.