Arabella Boy gives supporters few worries

ARABELLA Boy proved the star of yesterday’s action at Fairyhouse, the Enda Bolger-trained four-year-old justifying odds-on favouritism in the INH Stallion Owners Novice Hurdle.

Successful at Wexford last time, and ridden again by Nina Carberry, the 9/10 favourite was allowed stride into the lead from the sixth flight and, with the exception of a mistake at the second last, gave his followers no worries as he stayed on strongly to slam Asigh Pearl, ridden by Paul Carberry, by thirteen lengths.

“That was a good performance for a four-year-old,” declared Bolger of the Beneficial gelding, owned by Andrew Berry. “He’s a smashing jumper, although he stepped at the second last and gave Nina bit of a fright. But I liked the way he pickjed up again after the mistake.