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By Dan Walsh Robert Tector saddled Valtteri Its James (Finian Maguire up) in the maiden race for four-year-olds at Damma House, Kilkenny, today (Sunday) and enjoyed an eight lengths victory over Colin Bowe’s King Of Westeros (Bertie Finn). Entering his seventh season as a handler at Coolbawn, Rathnure, Tector was saddling his 20th career point-to-pointContinue reading “Robert Tector amongst the winners”

By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races Taghmon jockey Sean O’Keeffe, who rode a treble at Wexford on Sunday, returned to his local track today (Bank Holiday Monday) and teamed up with Paul Nolan, who saddled a double yesterday, for more success. Nolan’s Sageborough (20/1) scored by two and a half lengths in the maiden hurdleContinue reading “Bannow Blaze is Wexford’s local winner”

By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races Taghmon jockey Sean O’Keeffe was the local hero at Wexford races today where he rode three winners. Enniscorthy trainer Paul Nolan saddled a double. O’Keeffe scored first on The Big Clubman (11/2) for Paul Nolan by two lengths in the maiden hurdle, followed by a victory on Cathryns RubyContinue reading “First day treble for Sean O’Keeffe at Wexford two-day races”

By Dan Walsh Two point-to-point meetings at Tattersalls, Co. Meath and Curraghmore, Co. Waterford went ahead today (Sunday) and there were victories for five Wexford handlers. Alex O’Keeffe, (17) of the well-known Harveystown racing family near Taghmon, rode his first winner on newcomer Our Peggy by 10 lengths for the Gaynestown Stud Partnership and handlerContinue reading “Five Wexford ‘points’ winners”

By Dan Walsh The popular October Bank Holiday weekend racing fixtures take place at Bettyville Park, Wexford, tomorrow (Sunday) and Monday and weather conditions are favourable. Sunday features an eight-race card with the first race off at 12.30pm. The first two races are steeplechases followed by five hurdle races and finishing up with an INHContinue reading “Bank Holiday racing at Bettyville Park”

By Dan Walsh at Peppards Castle Yellow Warning, trained by Ellen Doyle at Coolgarrow, Enniscorthy,and ridden by Brian Dunleavy, won the four-year-old maiden race at today’s Island point-to-point at Peppards Castle by a short head under pleasant autumn sunshine. Yellow Warning pipped Jetaway Mountain in the Jay Brennan colours and trained at Blackwater by MartinContinue reading “Double for O’Neill at Peppards Castle”

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 ofContinue reading “Saturday races at Peppards Castle”

By Dan Walsh Sixty-seven entries were received for the first point-to-point of the new season in the South East that takes place tomorrow (Sunday) at Fairwood Park, Tinahely, run under the auspices of Shillelagh & District Hunt. Ground conditions are reported as “good” and the first race is off at 1pm. The card consists ofContinue reading “Sunday racing returns to Tinahely”

By Dan Walsh The famous Galway Blazers raced at Loughrea today where Wexford handlers, Denis Murphy and Donnchadh, each sent out their first winner of the new point-to-point season. Denis Murphy saddled newcomer Britway Belle running in the Ballyboy Stables, The Ballagh, colours and with Shane Cotter in the saddle the outcome was a oneContinue reading “Winners for Murphy and Doyle”

By Dan Walsh Multi-times national champion point-to-point rider Barry O’Neill, Kiltealy, scored a double this afternoon at Portrush, Co. Antrim where one of his mounts’ the veteran Winged Leader was winning for a record 34th time. Both of O’Neill’s successes were for Fermanagh handler David Christie beginning with Winger Leader, the most winning horse inContinue reading “Barry O’Neill grabs the racing headlines”