Stream gives Fenton a welcome boost

Desertmore Stream survived a blunder at the second last flight to land the Kilbeggan Patrons Club Hurdle at Kilbeggan’s final meeting of 2014 last night, providing trainer Philip Fenton with a timely boost and giving jockey Brian O’Connell the second leg of a near 40/1 double.

A winner at the Galway Festival on his penultimate start, the Gigginstpwn-owned six-year-old had enough in the tank to recover from the mistake and beat well-backed favourite and Kerry National-bound Golden Wonder by six lengths.

“He’s been busy, but keeps improving and is a novice until the end of the month,” commented Philip Fenton, “We’ll find something for him in Listowel and he’ll go chasing next year.”