YES! I got my Punchestown losses back on Saturday when the final official race of the 2023 Festival, the Lawlors Hotel Naas INH Flat Race, was won by the Stuart Crawford-trained newcomer Chasing Unicorn, a 25/1 shot.

I suppose it would be only fair to say that Simon Munir and Isaac Souede’s five-year-old Milan gelding, a €36,000 purchase by Highflyer Bloodstock at the 2021 Land Rover Sale in Goffs, was given an excellent ride by the trainer’s brother Steven. As this was a Pro/Am bumper, Steven was an apt winner as he rode as a professional on the flat and over jumps before taking out an amateur licence.