Denis Murphy off the mark for new season

By Dan Walsh

Today’s point-to-point action took place at Loughrea under the auspices of the famous Galway Blazers Hunt and two races went the way of the Wexford yards.

Denis Murphy’s well-known Ballyboy Stables, The Ballagh, opened its winning seasonal account when the French-bred Un Sens A La Vie scored by a neck in the maiden race for four year olds ridden by Mayglass rider Jack Hendrick.

Harry Goff, son of Clondaw, Enniscorthy handler Mick Goff rode his third winner aboard Mandalay Maggie for Park Lodge, Clonegal, handler Sean Osborne by four and a half lengths in the maiden race for mare’s five-year-old or older.

The first fixture of the season in the South East is The Island Hunt’s fixture over a new track at Peppard’s Castle between Ballygarrett and Kilmuckridge next Sunday, October 20^th. Eircode Y25 HY96. The first race is at 1pm. Entries close with p2p.ie at mid-day on Tuesday.