WHAT a shame that the unraced Midnight Reel had so few opportunities at stud. She had just three foals and two of these are graded winners under National Hunt rules.

First to achieve this feat was Minutestomidnight (Vinnie Roe), a €5,500 Goffs Land Rover Sale graduate who won a mares’ point-to-point at Lingstown under Jamie Codd and then was highly impressive when running out a 12-length winner of a mares’ bumper at Wexford.