By Dan Walsh at Fairwood, Tinahely
For the second successive day Mayglass rider Jack Hendrick has ridden a double, yesterday at Oldcastle, Co. Meath and today (Sunday) at the Bray Harriers point-to-point held in excellent weather conditions at Fairwood, Tinahely.
Hendrick was aboard The Jukebox Kid who made it easy in the heavy conditions to score by 16 lengths in the maiden race for five-year-old geldings for the Monbeg Farm Racing Partnership and Ballindaggin handler Cormac Doyle.
Monbeg Farm Racing, Cormac Doyle and Jack Hendrick shared the double success when Borna Gem came home two and a half lengths to the good in the mares’ maiden race for five-year-olds and upwards. Both winners are heading for the sales.
Jack Hendrick is now in third place with 13 winners for the season behind Barry O’Neill and Derek O’Connor.
The maiden race for four-year-olds concluded in an eight lengths victory for Heroes Rise handled by John Paul Brennan, Moonasootha, Camolin, running in the colours of Marie Brennan, and ridden by Tinahely rider James Walsh, who was bred next to the Fairwood track by P. Rothwell.
Portlaoise rider Holly Dunne will remember her trip to Tinahely, today, where she rode her first winner, Plan of Attack for Benjamin Halsall with two and a half lengths to spare.
Joanna Watson was also on the winner’s list. She partnered Wise Move for owner/handler John O’Donovan from Mallow and scored by four lengths in the Winners of Two race.
The maiden race for six-years-old and upwards geldings’ race was won by Ocodango Boy handled by Peter McCreery in Kildare and a third winner for Lee Shanahan, (21), from Tallaght, Dublin,
There was also a point-to-point in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary today where the father and son team of Liam Kenny, handler, and James Kenny, rider, Craanford, Gorey, were successful with newcomer Saint Malinas by two and a half lengths in the fibe-year-old geldings maiden race.
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