It is the morning after the day before but Owen Byrne is out on the track, giving the place the once over.

IT isn’t very often a horse heads to the racecourse seeking a four-timer, gets beaten and emerges with reputation not just intact, but enhanced.

Cousin Vinny’s victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Irish Racing Writers Novice at a wind swept Naas provoked a mixed reaction from the bookmakers.

Cousin Vinny enhanced his growing reputation with a smooth success in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Irish Racing Writers Novice Hurdle at Naas.