John Durkan next up Flemenstar Flemenstar will aim to secure his second John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase early next month following his encouraging reappearance at Navan on Sunday. It is almost three years since the 10-year-old ran out a brilliant all-the-way winner of the two-and-a-half-mile Grade One and he has suffered his fair share of injury problems since. However, there was a lot to like about his performance in finishing third in the Fortria Chase, his first run since being trained by owner Stephen Curran's son, Anthony, and connections are expecting him to improve plenty. Curran senior said: " He was back to his old self and jumped well. He just got tired. "He needed the run badly. He had a serious injury, we've just had to be patient with him, but it will pay off in the long run. "All is well this morning, which is the main thing, and we know he's got plenty of ability still. "He's not doing anything different to what he's always done. "The John Durkan is the next step, all being well, and we'll go from there."
