Busselton secures hat-trick for O'Brien after Kerry National triumph

CLASS ACT: Busselton took the week’s highlight, the Guinness Kerry National, under a well-judged ride by JJ Slevin.

Monday: tick. Tuesday: tick. Wednesday: tick. Following on from Prairie Dancer in the Lartigue Hurdle on Monday and Neptune Rock in the Listed Listowel Stakes on Tuesday, the remarkable Joseph O’Brien completed a hat-trick of feature races at the Listowel Harvest Festival when Busselton took the week’s highlight, the Guinness Kerry National, under a well-judged ride by JJ Slevin.

For a trainer who has eased off on his National Hunt roster to put greater emphasis on the Flat, this was his second jumps feature of the week, and the completion of back-to-back wins in this prestigious race.