IT hasn’t been a bad few months for Kerry native, Waterford-based owner and breeder Diarmuid Horgan.

Just last month Dreamingandhoping, who he bred and owns, won her second Weatherbys ITBA National Hunt Fillies Bonus of €5,000 when winning her mares’ maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe. Two weeks later he saw his novice hurdler Ashdale Bob make the Willie Mullins hotpot Gaillard Du Mesnil pull out all the stops in the Grade 1 Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival.