CHELTENHAM preview talk bedamned, the most interesting thing to happen in Irish racing over the past seven days came in an auction maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse last Saturday, where Great Attitude landed a sizeable gamble on debut, backed from as big as 125/1 in the earlies into a starting price of 8/1.

The execution of the market move was excellent. There was nary a word for the horse in the overnight and early morning prices, before the money came late and hard across all markets from online to shops to the track itself.