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Bon Bon Fizz sparkles in the bumper

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Willie Mullins' Looking For Eight was sent off Evens favourite as the champion trainer went for a five-timer on the Thurles card in the concluding Ryans Cleaning Flat Race, but the full-brother to Sortudo proved disappointing as he could manage only third behind the easy winner Bon Bon Fizz

The latter, sent off at 18/1 having been as big as 66/1 this morning, headed the front-running favourite inside the final quarter-mile and, despite running green, was ridden clear to score by 15 lengths from Thinkitdontjinxit

The winner, ridden by 7lb claimer Andrew Burke-Ott, had failed to complete on two previous starts but had shown promise on hurdling debut at this venue last month.

Trainer Paul O'Flynn said of Denis Goold's six-year-old "He is light-framed - like a lot of Pour Mois, and has a light pedigree but is a really, really good horse. I've only had him five months but the minute he came to me and, with the work he was doing, he shouldn't have been doing it, so I knew he was good.

"I thought he couldn't be beaten in a point-to-point but he made a bad mistake and later fell at the last. He then had a good run here the last day, when he again fell at the last when he probably would have finished second.

"He is green but has loads of ability and just needed days into him. I think he is a good, good horse and his owners, who are very good supporters of mine, sell their stock. 

"I have some nice horses at present and him and (hurdles winner) Rebel Budz are my two best ones."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.