By Dan Walsh
Today’s planned point-to-point fixture at Fairwood Park, Tinahely, failed an early morning inspection that found the track unraceable, leaving Lisronagh the only survivor in testing conditions and Wexford stables took four of the seven races at the Tipperary venue.
Champions Colin Bowe and Barry O’Neill shared a double winning both divisions of the maiden race for four-year-olds with newcomers Cristal D’Estruval taking division one by a neck and Cooltobecareless by one length in division two. Both ran in the Milestone Bloodstock Ltd colours and will now head to the sales.
It’s been a great weekend for rider Barry O’Neill, who also rode a double in Armagh yesterday. Tonight, he shares top of the leaderboard in the National Point-to-Point Riders’ Championship with Rob James, both on the 23-winner mark for the season.
Rob James rode First Candidate to victory today in the maiden race for five and six-year-old mares by two and a half lengths for Donnchadh Doyle who celebrated his 300th point-to-point career victory at Punchestown yesterday.
Michael Goff’s stables at Clondaw, Ferns, enjoyed a family success in the maiden race for four-year-old mares with newcomer Clondaw Park in the colours of Caitriona Goff, handled by Michael and ridden by their son, Harry, coming home eight lengths to the good.
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