Attrition on Arkle warpath

CONOR O’DWYER was positively beaming after partnering Mouse Morris’ War Of Attrition to victory in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Beginners Chase at Thurles yesterday.

Runner-up behind Brave Inca in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham in March, the former pointer took to fences like a duck to water.

He was almost friendless in the market, settling at 6-4, after being long odds-on in the morning. Four from home it looked as if the market had got it right, as he appeared to be in trouble.