By Dan Walsh
A single victory at Ballindenisk, Co. Cork, point-to-point races today (Sunday) brings Barry O’Neill onto the 39-winner mark, and he is now level with Rob James at the top of the national point-to-point rider’s championship. O’Neill had an eight lengths success on Backonthegoagain for Colin Bowe in the Winners of One.
Johnathan Fogarty saddled newcomer La Dolce Dolly in the maiden race for mare’s five-year-old plus and the outcome was a ten lengths victory in the hands of Barry Stone, Cleariestown.
The five and six-year-old geldings maiden was divided and both divisions were won by Wexford stables. After three runner-up efforts Millforce got his victory in division one for Liam and Jimmy Kenny, Craanford, by 15 lengths, and division two was won by Newton Tornado owned and handled by Harley Dunne. The winning distance was four lengths and the 45th career winner for Tiernan Power Roche.
Caitriona Goff, Michael Goff and Mikey Sweeney enjoyed a victory with Red Acres Georgie by 14 lengths in the maiden race for four-year-olds at Ballindenisk and an hour and a half later made it a double on the day with a 15 lengths success for Peggys Rock in the mare’s open race at Stradbally!
Also at Stradbally, handler Kieran Roche, Adamstown, had a one length victory for owner Michael Kenny with Clearisthewater in the maiden race for five year old geldings. James Murray, Ferns, was the winning rider.
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