Who’d want to be a handicapper?

THAT tasty little touch landed by Arkadina at Gowran Park on Sunday was the third time this season, I reckon, horses trained by David Wachman have cost the layers an unexpected bundle.

I use the word unexpected advisedly, on the basis they were winners who were hard to find, if you were relying on the form book, and must have come at the bookmakers the way a runaway train might.

Arkadina, who is owned by Michael Tabor, was a classic case. She was given one outing as a juvenile, 12th of 17 at Leopardstown, and then the obligatory two in the early part of this season to qualify for a handicap mark.