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Panama set for well-deserved break

Panama Hat pictured winning at FairyhousePanama Hat pictured winning at Fairyhouse
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Andy Oliver's prolific gelding Panama Hat is set for a well-deserved break.

The three-year-old son of Medicean has been one of the best stories of the season, recording his fourth win on the bounce at Naas last week.

What makes his achievements even more remarkable is three of those wins came in the space of a week.

Oliver said: "He's been a superstar. Obviously his handicap mark has moved into a different bracket now, he's in premier handicap territory.

"He'll get a break now and then head in that direction.

"It has been a surprise. He's a horse we liked as two-year-old, he just had a few issues that needed to settle down and gelding him at the start of the year helped.

"He started to settle down and actually became very relaxed, which is one of his characteristics now.

"He eats up well!"