Another Batt looks set to score for Nicholson

John Nicholson: 'I loved training and I didn't want to quit but it just wasn't feasible anymore.'Credit: Alain Barr

Delayed Eloquence
Trainer: Joseph O'Brien
5^th, 2m4f handicap hurdle, Tipperary, April 20

This son of Beneficial showed promise in a bumper and a maiden hurdle, and after three runs in handicaps he could well be ready to win in the coming months.

His best run came in a handicap when only six lengths behind prolific winner That's A Wrap at Galway in October and, following his winter break, he showed his engine was very much intact at Tipperary.

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Justin O'HanlonReporter

Published on 3 May 2017inFeatures

Last updated 10:23, 10 May 2017

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