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By Dan Walsh The equestrian fraternity will be travelling to south Wexford today (Sunday) where the autumn Killinick Harriers point-to-point takes place at picturesque Lingstown. The first of six races are off at 12.30pm. Latest news from the track is that there is a good covering of grass, the ground conditions are expected to beContinue reading “Dry day expected at Lingstown races today”

By Dan Walsh at Tinahely Champion rider Barry O’Neill and handler Denis Murphy each enjoyed a double at the Wicklow Hunt fixture at Fairwood, Tinahely, today. Team Barry O’Neill and Colin Bowe were winners in the maiden race for four-year-olds when Boston Town secured a seven and a half lengths victory when beating stable companionContinue reading “Doubles for O’Neill and Murphy”

By Dan Walsh Seventy-two entries for tomorrow’s Wicklow Hunt point-to-point at Shillelagh & District Hunt’s popular hilly track at Fairwood, Tinahely, where the first race is off at 12.30pm. The going was described today as “yielding, yielding to soft” and that is not expected to change over night, the forecast is predicting “a slight bitContinue reading “All go at Tinahely races on Sunday”

By Dan Walsh Barry O’Neill, who had a treble success in Fermanagh yesterday, followed up with a double at the Wexford Foxhounds point-to-point at Knockmullen House, New Ross, this afternoon. Shiroccosmagicbaby, running in the colours of Martin Murhy, and trained by Colin Bowe triumphed by four lengths in the mare’s maiden race for five-year-olds andContinue reading “Doubles for O’Neill and Neville”

By Dan Walsh Seventy-four entries for tomorrow’s Wexford Foxhounds fixture at Knockmullen House, New Ross. The first race is off at 12.30pm. The latest report on the ground conditions is that the going is “soft, soft to heavy in places.” Saturday’s point-to-point took place at Necarne in Co. Fermanagh, no Wexford trained winners to report,Continue reading “Sunday racing at New Ross track”

By Dan Walsh Champion point-to-point rider Barry O’Neill had an amazing treble at Damma House in Kilkenny today. O’Neill led all the way and won by 15 lengths on Agrirlcalledchloe for Tinahely owner/handler Philip Rothwell in the mares maiden race for five year olds and upward, The Ballindaggin rider won the Winner of Two raceContinue reading “Barry O’Neill rides three winners”