By Dan Walsh
The Killinick Harriers point-to-point takes place at Lingstown, Tomhaggard, tomorrow (Sunday) with a six-race card, however there may be ‘divides’ as a large entry has been received – 122! First race at 12.30pm.
The going is described as ‘yielding, good to yielding in places.’ The weather forecast is promising ‘a mostly cloudy’ afternoon and 9 degrees – so bring a strong coat!
Highlight tomorrow will be the Banks Race, which has a good entry with strong raiders like Gordon Elliott, Enda Bolger, Stuart Crawford, Peter Flood, Sam Curling and Ian McCarthy taking on the locals like Colin Bowe, Denis Murphy, Richard O’Keeffe, John Patrick Walsh and Sean Doyle.
Michael Goff who trains at Clondaw, Ferns, saddled his 100th career point-to-point winner at Kirkistown, Co. Down, this afternoon when Locker Boum scored a runaway 18 lengths victory in the maiden race for four-year-olds. Now in his 13th season as a handler, Goff’s milestone victory was a fifth career winner for Gorey rider Matt Gahan, (19).
Runner-up was Colin Bowe’s Go Down Rockin, ridden by Barry O’Neill, who enjoyed a winner on the day – Walk The Hall for Tom Dreaper.
Racing in Boulta, Co. Cork today (Saturday) and success for Eamonn Doyle with newcomer Maxios Des Champs ridden by Rob James by one and a quarter lengths in the maiden race for four-year-old mares.
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