Quality not quantity the key as Joseph O’Brien continues meteoric rise

I guess, given his phenomenal success in such a short space of time, there are few days which aren’t good ones at Joseph O’Brien’s Owning Hill yard, but yesterday’s visit to the stables was the morning after a treble on a superb Sunday at Fairyhouse, and all was extremely well with the trainer and his team.

A Grade 1-winning novice chaser, a one-two in a Grade 3 juvenile hurdle and a winner of one of the best bumpers of the autumn covers most bases for a successful future, but those Fairyhouse successes are already the past, as O’Brien looks forward to the next big festival: Leopardstown’s Christmas bonanza.