GIGGINSTOWN bashers came off the bridle again on Sunday when the owners had the first five in the maiden hurdle at Navan, they went on to have the first three in the opener at Punchestown.

No, it doesn’t look too appealing when the same colours come past in twos and threes but Michael Verney calculated in the Independent this week that they spent €715,500 on their four winners: Mengli Khan, Daly Tiger, Judgement Day and Battleoverdoyen. Knock off Identity Thief and the £225,000 for Sometime Soon, killed on Sunday, and the profit and loss doesn’t balance too well.