Viking Splash making waves

THE ‘Shark’ Hanlon-trained Viking Splash served notice he’s a possible candidate for top honours in the hunters chase division by destroying the opposition in a vintage renewal of the open lightweight at yesterday’s United Hunt Club point-to-point fixture at Ballindenisk.

Viking Splash (7/2) valiantly set out to make all with ‘Corky’ Carroll, who partnered Mag Mullins’ Westerner Boy to victory in a division of the four-year-old maiden at Lisronagh earlier in the morning.

Giveabobback took over on the long run to the penultimate of the 12 obstacles, but Viking Splash was back in front at this second last fence and he stormed clear on the run to the last to see-off last season’s Cheltenham Foxhunter third Oscar Delta by an unchallenged nine lengths with a one-length break to Tyrone Golden Rain.