Clonmel cruise for Europe

“I’m so lucky to have him”, exclaimed a delighted Henry de Bromhead, after his Sizing Europe produced a scintillating display to land the Grade 2 Clonmel Oil Chase in front of a big crowd at Clonmel yesterday.

Even allowing for the fact the imposing ten-year-old was taking on much inferior opposition, this was a smashing performance on the part of the former dual Cheltenham festival winner.

His jumping was immaculate as he cantered through the contest on cruise control, with Andrew Lynch barely moving a muscle.