Ireland rarely delights in a Cromwell victory, but this win at Cheltenham was sweet, particularly when there was little to cheer about Brexit at a certain parliament down the road. It was only horse racing, not the donkey derby at Westminster, that anybody wanted to talk about. Thanks!” said Limerick racehorse owner JP McManus, waving The Irish Times away when asked if he was watching the latest developments around Brexit. Cromwell’s successIt was a fairy-tale win for Cromwell, the soft-spoken farrier who was visibly stunned by his first victory in the Champion Hurdle. Irish morale was lifted again when Rachael Blackmore landed her first Cheltenham Festival winner on A Plus Tard in the Novices’ Handicap Chase.

Source: The Irish Times March 12, 2019 20:26 UTC