Having schooled really well under Paul O'Brien, and having had a wind operation since his last outing, hopes were high of a good return to action at Huntingdon yesterday afternoon. Despite the arrival of rain and the very soft ground by the time of the race, Party Island travelled really well for over half of the race in a prominent position before Paul noticed the gelding had bled from his nose and so he straight away pulled him up. The vets will assess him today and after a time off for some treatment of the likely infection with a course of medication he will in all probability be fine for his next run.