Bob Olinger makes perfect start to life over fences at Gowran Park

Bob Olinger’s regular rider Rachael Blackmore was absent as she was at Haydock to ride A Plus Tard in the Betfair Chase, and Cork jockey Darragh O’Keeffe was thrilled to team up with the top-class performer.

Bob Olinger and Darragh O'Keeffe win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Steeplechase at Gowran Park. Picture: Healy Racing

Bob Olinger made a winning start over fences with a comfortable verdict in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase at Gowran Park.

The six-year-old won three of his four starts over hurdles for Henry de Bromhead last term, culminating in Grade One victories at Naas in January and then in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.