Third race lucky at Tipperary

By Dan Walsh

Jonathan Fogarty and the Gaynestown Stud Partnerip and Cleariestown rider Barry Stone finished second with Visual Impact (four-year-old mares maiden) and Diagon Alley (division one of the maiden race for four year old geldings) in the first two races at today’s (Saturday) point-to-point at Lisronagh, Co. Tipperary before landing division two of the maiden race for four year olds with McLaurey.

A €55,000 Tattersalls Derby Day purchase, McLaurey who passed the post eight lengths to the good and will now be offered for sale.

As anticipated, there is a large Wexford entry for the Damma House point-to-point in Co. Kilkenny tomorrow (Sunday). The first race is off at 12.30pm. Ground conditions are reported to be “soft, soft and heavy in places.”

And in other point-to-point news The Island Hunt will race over a new track at Peppardscastle, between Ballygarrett and Kilmuckridge, on Saturday, April 13^th. The venue is described as “a stiff left-handed track with a one mile circuit over two fields.”