Bubble bursts as Irish ‘banker’ fails to cash in
His jumping was the big worry coming into the contest, but except for a minor error or two along the way that could not be cited as a reason for his defeat.
He was a bit free in the early stages and was taken a trifle wide throughout by Brian O'Connell. That, however, is simply grasping at straws. The bottom line is he came there swinging on the bridle approaching the home turn and did not pick up anywhere near as well as one would have hoped.
