Culloty can savour another Marvellous Moment

Cheltenham Gold Cup winning trainer Jim Culloty can enjoy a welcome success with Marvellous Moment in the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Novice Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon.

The ex-point-to-pointer made a promising racecourse debut here two weeks ago and gets the nap to build on that. He travelled and jumped beautifully through the contest and shaped as the likely winner for most of the two miles and six furlongs.

In the end, however, he was no match for the favourite, Noel Meade’s Couleur France, and was beaten four and three-quarter lengths into second.