Bob Olinger (Patrick Mullins) is an impressive winner of the bumper© Photo Healy Racing
Bob Olinger looks another exciting prospect for Robcour and Henry de Bromhead after blitzing his seven rivals in the ‘Doc’s Bumper’ Point-to-Point Flat Race at Gowran Park.
The Sholokhov gelding won a Turtulla maiden in very good style for Pat Doyle last November and certainly added to his reputation when making all here.
Patrick Mullins oozed confidence on the 6/4 chance and was virtually motionless in the final furlong as the five-year-old stretched clear to score by ten lengths.
Coqolino was sent off the 9/10 favourite having also impressed on his point debut but was no match for the winner in the straight.
He just held off Katoune Tara for the runner-up spot.
The winning connections still have Chris’s Dream among the remaining 12 entries for the Cheltenham Gold Cup next Friday.
De Bromhead said, “We hoped he was a nice horse and he had been working nicely. Obviously the favourite looked very nice as well. I'm delighted with our fella and he's an exciting horse.
“He had been working nice but he had to go against my bumper stats as well which is no mean feat!
“I'm delighted for Robcour and the Achesons. It's great for Patrick to win the race (named in honour of Dr Brendan Doyle) and I'm honoured to win it.
“He's entitled to go for a winners bumper. I don't know where or when, today was Plan A. You have Aintree and Punchestown and we'll discuss it with the owners and see what they want to do.
“I was concerned about the ground being a bit too soft. He has worked well on good ground and up the sand at the Curragh so better ground shouldn't be a problem.”
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