By Dan Walsh
The Shillelagh & District Hunt has received 82 entries for the first point-to-point of the new season in the South-East which takes place tomorrow (Sunday) at Fairwood Park, Tinahely, and the first race off at 2pm.
The latest news from the track is that ground conditions are officially “yielding, yielding to soft in places” with a mainly dry forecast.
The organisers are hoping for a large attendance with good racing promised. The biggest entry of the day is 23 for the four-year-old maiden; 17 are entered for the West Wicklow Open Race and a similar number is entered for the final race of the afternoon confined to novice riders.
Two Wexford trained winners at today’s (Saturday) point-to-point fixture at Portrush, Co. Antrim. Colin Bowe saddled Jurancon in the colours of Benjamin Hansall in the four-year-old maiden race and the French-bred had eight and a half lengths to spare under Barry O’Neill at the finish. Jurancon now heads for the Cheltenham Sales in November.
Gray Rock provided the Craanford father and son team of Liam and James Kenny with a fourth success in the Winner of Three Race. Gray Rock led or disputed throughout the race and had two lengths to spare on the finish line.
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