YOU read it here first. We said that Bob Hannan’s Liosgarbh West could excel over the marathon trip and his charge duly obliged in the Bookmakers' Open last week.

On the same night Romford raider Balmi Blue (even money favourite) was laid to lose £3,000, but found Dave and Denise Bullard’s Coolard Niki too hot to handle in the 595 metre open.