JJ Slevin bounces back to steer Solness to Leopardstown success

The Joseph O'Brien-trained five-year-old  jumped with enthusiasm, dictated the pace, and stayed on to keep Harmundarson at bay

PERFECT STRIDE: Solness and JJ Slevin en route to winning the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase on Monday. Picture: Healy Racing

Bouncing back from a Sunday that yielded two falls, JJ Slevin partnered odds-on favourite Solness to an all-the-way success for Joseph O’Brien in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase at Leopardstown’s final National Hunt meeting of the winter season.

The five-year-old French import jumped with enthusiasm, dictated the pace, and stayed on to keep Harmundarson at bay by four and three-quarter lengths.