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By Dan Walsh Seventy-seven entries for Sunday’s Wicklow Hunt point-to-point fixture at Fairwood, Tinahely. The first race is off at 12.30pm. Going is described as “Good to yielding, good in places” (selective watering in the home straight will take place).

By Dan Walsh at Knockmullen House, New Ross Autumn sunshine provided pleasant conditions at Knockmullen House, near New Ross, this afternoon (Sunday) where an extra race was added to the Wexford Hunt point-to-point card. Young Wexford jockeys Eoin Cloke and Adam Malone each celebrated their first win. Eoin Cloke, (20) from Davidstown, near Enniscorthy, enjoyedContinue reading “Big race day for jockeys Eoin Cloke and Adam Malone”

By Dan Walsh The scene is set for Sunday’s point-to-point action with the Wexford Hunt fixture at Knockmullen House, on the outskirts of New Ross, which has received a healthy 94 entries. First race at 12.30pm. Six races. The ground is described as “Good, Good to Yielding down the hill.” Another cool day with highestContinue reading “94 entries for New Ross races on Sunday”

By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races Enniscorthy trainer Paul Nolan followed his 40/1 Fairyhouse winner on Tuesday with a treble at today’s (Wednesday) final Wexford fixture, where he fielded a strong team. This was the replacement fixture for the one abandoned on Bank Holiday Monday due to unsuitable ground conditions. An Peann Dearg (18/1) gotContinue reading “Paul Nolan ends Wexford season with treble”

By Dan Walsh Following the cancellation of the Wexford meeting scheduled for the October Monday Bank Holiday due to waterlogging, Horse Racing Ireland has announced that this meeting will now take place at Wexford next Wednesday November 4th. First race on Wednesday is 12 noon. Seven races. The going is described as ‘Yielding to Soft’.Continue reading “Free admission for Wednesday’s Wexford races”

BREAKING NEWS By Dan Walsh Following 16mm of rain overnight, the track at Wexford now has water lying in places and the fixture has been cancelled. In a statement issued by Niall Madden, IHRB Clerk of the Course, he said; “We have got more rain than we were expecting, and the majority of the rainfallContinue reading “Today’s Wexford races are cancelled”

By Dan Walsh Colin Bowe is back at the head of the National Point-to-Point Handlers Championship with nine winners following a double success at Tattersalls, Co. Meath, today (Sunday). Cluain Meala, a first fence faller at Tinahely a week ago, made amends with a victory in the maiden race for four-year-old geldings under Barry O’Neill.Continue reading “Colin Bowe is top of the table”

By Dan Walsh at Peppards Castle races Well-known Tomhaggard rider Jamie Scallan travelled to Cheltenham on Friday and rode Brandt (10/1) to a deserved victory in the amateur handicap chase for trainer Cian Collins. Today (Saturday) he was in action at The Island Hunt point-to-point fixture at Peppards Castle, Kilmuckridge, and visited the winners’ enclosureContinue reading “Jamie Scallan wins at Cheltenham and Peppards Castle”

By Dan Walsh Wexford racecourse marks 75 years at Bettyville this weekend with a two-day meeting on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. The clocks change by an hour on Saturday night, setting the mood for two eagerly anticipated days of National Hunt racing. They’re under starters orders for the first of eight races on SundayContinue reading “Two days of Wexford Bank Holiday racing”