HE hadn’t shown much in three runs after winning on this card last year but a return to Wexford sparked a major revival in Fine Theatre’s fortunes as he landed the €40,000 Arctic Tack Stud Veterans Handicap Chase.

The Kay Browne-owned 10-year-old was as big as 20/1 in the morning for his third start of the season but was returned at just 9/2 and rewarded that support with a game front-running display under Sean O’Keeffe. In a race that attracted a bitterly disappointing turnout for the excellent prize money on offer, Fine Theatre faced just six rivals and all of them were in with a chance of some sort approaching the straight.