Easy First Win Over Hurdles For Wings Of Eagles Gelding

Reiki Revolution (5g Wings Of Eagles - Presenting Gems, by Presenting) claimed a deserved first success over hurdles when easily winning at Punchestown on Tuesday.

Making his first start for Gavin Cromwell, Reiki Revolution had placed on his last four starts over hurdles for Philip Rothwell, including when a half-length second at Cork in July.

The five-year-old had landed a Galway bumper by eight lengths last autumn and was adding to that victory with an 11-length score under Keith Donoghue.

Cromwell said: “He won well. It was a messy sort of a race, he was settling grand but it just got a bit messy and he went on with him.

“He did everything right, it wasn’t much of a race but it was great to win with him."

He added of the son of Wings Of Eagles: “He jumped well, he got in tight to one or two but on the whole you’d be happy enough. I’m hoping the handicapper doesn’t do a whole lot to him, I don’t think he should off the back of that race.

“He’s quite keen in his races, he thinks he’s quicker than he is. I know he has run over further but he didn’t win. You’d just like to see him doing things right.”

Reiki Revolution is a homebred for James Dunne.