RATHBARRY and Glenview Stud stallions, past and present, were to the fore over the last three days of the Punchestown Festival. Pride of place has to go to the now retired Bob Olinger, my favourite racehorse of the past six years.

Bred by Ken Parkhill from a family that he and his late father Marshall have had an association for well over half a century, Bob Olinger heads to pastures new after a racing career that saw him win his only point-to-point, his only bumper, three of his four chases (he pulled-up once), and seven of his 17 hurdle races. He was placed nine times over the smaller obstacles, second on seven occasions, and fifth on his only other run. What a model of class and consistency.