England cricketer Andrew Flintoff may not be enjoying the time of his life in Australia but the horse named in his honour had better luck in the Racegoers Club ‘Best Small Racecourse In The North’ Beginners’ Chase at Wetherby.

DANNY O’CONNELL’S Peripheral Vision, carrying the colours of Fermoy farmer Colman O’Flynn, stayed on dourly through the terrible surface to take the Caherconlish Mares Maiden Hurdle at Tralee yesterday.