Europe finally delivers on the biggest stage

SIZING EUROPE finally delivered on the biggest stage of all when landing the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham yesterday.

Ever since he folded dramatically in the Champion Hurdle here two years earlier, there has been a giant question mark against Henry de Bromhead's eight-year-old.

But de Bromhead never lost faith and all his hopes and dreams were finally realised, after Andrew Lynch had ridden an inspired race.