MOST followers of sport love a good comeback story, so the win of Bob Olinger in the Lismullen Hurdle last week will have delighted many; perhaps we all got too carried away with him after the 2021 Ballymore, but if fans can’t get excited about an impressive winner of a Cheltenham novice hurdle, then what is the game about?

His initial runs over fences promised much but he looked a broken horse when winning the 2022 Turners by default and the decision to run him at Punchestown the following month backfired as he jumped awkwardly and again looked to have a physical issue.