N'Golo sprang a 28-1 suprisie to run out a excellent winner of the Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle at Haydock Park.
Under Gavin Sheehan, the seven-year-old – who had formerly been trained by Irish champion Willie Mullins – eventually turned the prestigious two-mile handicap into a procession, scoring by a comfortable six-and-a-half lengths from 4-1 favourite Severance. Sebastopol (10-1) was a further length away in third with Ingleby Hollow (33-1) another three lengths adrift in fourth.
N'Golo is officially trained by North Yorskhire-based Flat handler Ann Duffield, but it is her assistant Paddy Neville who has mainly been taking care of him.
