Hell Lets Loose in the bumper

All Hell Let Loose confirmed the promise on his three previous outings by opening his account in the bumper at Thurles.

The Shantou gelding was sent off the well-backed 7/4 favourite having caught the eye over hurdles on a number of occasions, and was prominent throughout here under Johnny King.

The five-year-old struck the front entering the straight, and was kept up to his work to beat the Mullins newcomer On The Bike by two lengths. Way Wild West completed the placings another three quarters of a length away in third.

Winning trainer Dessie Hughes said, “That will be him now for the season. He’s done his work and will go out on grass for the summer. He showed a nice bit on his first hurdle run but disappointed a bit in a bumper at Leopardstown.

“It’s a bonus to win a bumper with him, and he’ll go hurdling in the autumn.”

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes