By Dan Walsh
Three point-to-point fixtures nationally yesterday (Sunday), plenty of Wexford participation at all three venues, and Tomhaggard rider Josh Berry scored a double at Rathcannon, Co. Limerick, both wins for Wexford stables.
Berry got off the mark on Double Annie in the Laura Scallan colours and trained by Mark Scallan who came home 20 lengths clear in the maiden race for four-year-old mares.
Berry’s second success of the afternoon came in the maiden race for five-year-old geldings on Shane Roche’s newcomer Ballyteige. The winning distance was 12 lengths.
At the Tattersalls meeting champions Barry O’Neill and Colin Bowe shared success with newcomer Down Jones Road in division two of the maiden race for four-year-old geldings.
Adamstown handler Susan O’Gorman was also successful at the Meath venue saddling Annie Mulligan with Ferns rider James Murray up winning the maiden race for five-year-olds plus mares’ maiden race. One and a half lengths the verdict.
At Dromahane, Co. Cork, newcomer Mifa D’Airy won the four-year-old mares’ maiden race by 16 lengths for the Monbeg Partnership and handler Sean Doyle. Jamie Scallan riding his 101st career winner in the process.
The maiden race for four-year-old geldings concluded in a Wexford 1,2 – with only a head separating them! Newcomer Chanson Du Jury won for Jonathan Fogarty and the Cleariestown-based Gaynestown Stud partnership with Finian Maguire in the saddle, holding off Mick Goff’s All In Focus (Matt Gahan up) in the closest finish of the day.
Rob James also added a winner from the Kiltealy -based Gearoid O’Loughlin stables when C’est Le Capri took the maiden race for five-year-old geldings.
Racing took place at Loughanmore, Co. Antrim, on Easter Monday where Barry Stone won the mares’ Winner of Two race on Colegram for the Blackhall Stables Partnership, Killurin, and handler Paul Martin Pierce.
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