Well-touted Nambour turns on the style

The Liam Burke-trained newcomer Nambour lit up yesterday’s well attended but bitterly cold Kanturk-Duhallow point-to-point meeting at Dromahane by destroying the opposition in the second division of the four-year-old geldings’ maiden.

The middle leg of a hat-trick for Derek O’Connor, the well-touted Nambour (6/4) made virtually all the running. The winning German-bred effortlessly powered clear from two out to beat Johnniesofa by an unextended three lengths in the colours of Dungarvan-based owner Walter Connors.

“This has always been a good horse and he has just needed a bit of time. He will be a smashing sort with another year under his belt and he’s a staying chaser in the making,” said Burke.