By Dan Walsh
The Island Hunt point-to-point will be held on Saturday at Peppards Castle (Y25 HY96) between Ballygarrett and Kilmuckridge. The track is in good condition, the weather is expected to be favourable, and organisers anticipate a strong turnout.
The latest going report (Friday) is “yielding to soft, soft in places.”
The first of six races is off at 1pm. The entry is 95, up 18 on last year’s figure of 77 when races were run at Peppards Castle for the first time.
Unfortunately, last year’s racing prevailed in windy and extremely soft ground conditions, however, on the track itself the locals fared well in the results.
It is a left-handed track over a mile with five fences per circuit. The card consists of five maiden races and a Ladies Open Lighweight where an exciting entry is Winged Leader, winner of 34 races in his career, a record on the point-to-point circuit.
Racing takes place at Bettyville Park, Wexford, on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.
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