Long odds-on punters get fingers badly burned on Tempo Du Camp

The Annual Membership Maiden Hurdle at Limerick yesterday didn’t half capture the imagination.

Willie Mullins’ French-import Tempo Du Camp, returning from an absence of 942 days, went off a 1-5 shot, with in excess of €1m matched on the contest on Betfair.

Davy Russell was in the plate and did not enjoy the experience. Tempo Du Camp made little effort to get across the first flight and the pilot did well to stay in the saddle.