THERE was plenty of graded action in Ireland last weekend and lots of well-known horses on show, but in one event there was quite a shock as the 25/1 outsider of four beat the 4/9 favourite.

The Grade 2 Flyingbolt Novice Chase, named in honour of one of the horse that Timeform rated second (on 210) only to Arkle (212), was that race and although it is fair to say that this did not appear to be the strongest edition of a race of that level, if we are to judge the contenders on what they have achieved so far, time could show that the winner is better than we thought.