Villagers’ total enjoyment in Cheltenham win

THE unbridled joy of having a Cheltenham winner was celebrated in a Kerry village over the weekend.

Total Enjoyment, popular 7/1 victor in the Wetherby bumper, and her trainer, Tom Cooper, were given a tumultuous homecoming reception by around 300 people in Blennerville, outside Tralee.

In spite of bitterly cold, showers, it seemed the entire population of Blennerville followed the five-year-old mare, with the trainer’s 11-year-old son, Brian, aboard, in a parade to St Pat’s GAA grounds.