I CAN only imagine how proud a man Jay Leahy, who breeds horses in Ballincurrig, Co Cork, must be this weekend. He is the man responsible for Elegant Escape, the hugely impressive winner of the Grade 3 Welsh Grand National during the week.

The six-year-old Elegant Escape, trained by Colin Tizzard, made the best possible start to this season at Sandown when victorious in the Listed Future Stars Intermediate Chase. He was then runner-up to Sizing Tennessee before recording the most valuable success of his career to date at Chepstow,