CHELTENHAM 2013: Seismic afternoon for Cooper ends with tale of the unexpected

Bryan Cooper was making his way back into the weighing room after yesterday’s second race when an already seismic afternoon took a turn that not even the most outlandish of childhood dreams could have conceived.

The 20-year old from Tralee had just claimed his first ever Cheltenham Festival winner on Benefficient in the Jewson Novices’ Chase opener and partnered Action Master about with far less fuss in the Pertemps Final when the unmistakeable figure of Mouse Morris arrested his progress.

“Davy’s gone, get your gear.”