THIS week I caught up with Peter Killeen ahead of his first flat meeting of the season next Saturday. I began by asking him how the jumps season went.

“Thankfully the weather was kind for our flagship event, the Ladbrokes Troytown Chase day, which was definitely the highlight of the season. There was a huge crowd to see Gordon Elliot winning the feature for the fourth time in a row with Mala Beach. While he didn’t match his record six winners from 2016, I think he was also happy with the excellent performance of Samcro in winning the Monksfield Novice Hurdle,” Peter said.