Tyner lands Land Rover again

Robert Tyner struck for the second year running in the Goffs Land Rover Bumper at Punchestown when newcomer Vision Des Flos ran out a game winner.

The 12/1 shot ran in the colours of jockey Derek O'Connor's sister-in-law Grainne and there were wild celebrations after he landed the €60,000 first prize.

The Balko gelding came with a strong run to lead over a furlong out and held the renewed challenge of Hollowgraphic close home to record a neck success.

“It's a nice pot. It's hard to do it but we got there anyway,” said Tyner.

“It meant more this year probably than last year because we were unlucky enough to lose last year's winner. So it was very special to come back and win it again. He had an accident out in the field and was a very nice horse.

“We actually bought him off the same vendor, Norman Williamson, as last year. We'll never get three out of them so we better look for a horse for next year!

“He always worked nice, travelled well in his work, and stayed. He'll probably be better off over two-and-a-half although it didn't look like that today.

“He just travelled so well and fair play to Philip Enright he said he always rode like a bumper horse the way he travels.

“We were hoping to get a run into him and even had him entered in a point-to-point, he jumps well, but the horses were kind of out of sorts the time Midnight Stroll went to Newbury.

“I ran four or five in Cork and each one ran worse than the other. Only for I was on the boat to Newbury I probably would have turned home.

“He would have had a run around that time only for that. We just had to back off for a couple of weeks with him.

“He jumps well and he's by a very good sire.”