De Bromhead hails special Bob Olinger after dream farewell 

“He was brilliant and Darragh was brilliant on him,” De Bromhead said.

TEAM EFFORT: Bob Olinger and Darragh O'Keeffe won the Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) for Henry de Bromhead. Healy Racing Photo

“He read the script,” an elated Henry De Bromhead said as he reflected on Bob Olinger bringing down the curtain on a brilliant career in fitting fashion by winning the Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle at Punchestown.

Ahead of the race, owner Brian Acheson revealed that this would be it for the remarkable 11-year-old and the three-time Cheltenham victor bowed out in style to give winning jockey Darragh O’Keeffe a 190-1 treble on the day to cut Jack Kennedy’s lead in the title race to three wins ahead of the final two days of the jumps season.