McConnell wins with 'really nice' Chinx Of Light

Chinx Of Light made it three wins from his last four starts when winning Wexford's Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Hurdle today, scoring for jockey Simon Torrens, owner Derek Kierans and trainer John McConnell.

The son of Shantou previously won at Galway in October and Down Royal earlier this month and today showed good reserves of stamina to defeat The Bosses Oscar runner-up in Cheltenham's 2021 Pertemps Final, by three and three parts of a length.

McConnell later said “he is a nice horse but still has a bit to learn and is a bit immature and novicey.

“He has a lot of ability though and that is the main thing. Gordon's horse (Elliott, The Bosses Oscar) probably returned to form there and it was probably a good performance to beat him.”

He added “we missed a lot of time after I got him first - we were trying to get things right so I think we will keep him going now. There is not much left for him over hurdles and he should be just as good over fences but we will school him, see how he goes and then decide.

“If we can just harness his ability we could have a really nice horse.”

Quotes from Donal Murphy