Whizz win just what Dr ordered

AFTER the first two days of the National Hunt Festival had failed to throw up a winning favourite, punters could have been forgiven for holding bookies in the same regard as bankers.

Racing fans might have felt they were in danger of needing a further bailout on Day 3 at Punchestown until the joint favourite in the second race, Dr Whizz, with Tony McCoy on board, duly obliged by romping home with relative ease at 7/2 in the Kildare Post Handicap Steeplechase.

Dr Whizz’s win was also a welcome victory for owner, JP McManus, who had earlier learnt of the late withdrawal of another of his mounts, Garde Champetre, in the following race on veterinary advice.