A Wave Of The Sea shows his class at Kilbeggan Grade One winning juvenile hurdler A Wave Of The Sea struck at the second time of asking over fences in the Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Beginners Chase. It mightn’t have been a completely comfortable watch through the two and a half miler for supporters of the 4/6 shot, but his class shone through strongly at the end. In the J P McManus-silks Mark Walsh crossed the line eleven lengths to the good on Joseph O’Brien’s runner, with Lever Du Soleil taking the runner-up spot. “He was the best horse in the race and all he had to do was jump around. He jumped well on the whole and just made a few novicey mistakes,” reported Walsh. “He was in a different league to them, and the four-year-old allowance is a big help.” On a trying day for the Joseph O’Brien outfit after Shane Crosse’s positive Covid 19 test, this was a double for the Piltown yard after Thinking Of You’s Limerick win earlier. S.W. Flanagan, rider of Future Proof, trained by Noel Meade, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount made a number of mistakes in running, wasn't travelling and pulled up. (AM & EM)
