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By Dan Walsh The first of 11 race meetings allocated to Bettyville Park, Wexford, takes place tomorrow (Sunday) with 85 entries for seven races. The first race is at 1.40pm. Going is described as “good, good to yielding in places”. The Carlow Farmers point-to-point races also take place tomorrow at Borris House with 143 entriesContinue reading “New racing season opens at Wexford”

By Dan Walsh at Fairwood Park, Tinahely Denis Murphy was the handler in form at today’s Bray Harriers point-to-point races held at Fairwood Park, Tinahely, where he saddled a double, beginning with the 5/4 fav. Break My Soul by one and a half lengths in the maiden race for four-year-olds with Jack Hendrick in theContinue reading “Double for Denis Murphy at Tinahely”

By Dan Walsh at Ballycrystal The leaders in the riders’ championship are pulling clear of the others as the season progresses following a brilliant treble for Barry O’Neill at Ballycrystal, Kiltealy, and a double for Rob James at Nenagh point-to-point races this afternoon. Champion O’Neill is on the 35-winner mark and James, who rode hisContinue reading “Brilliant Barry at Ballycrystal”

By Dan Walsh Three point-to-point race meetings across the country today (Sunday) with Wexford success at all of them and a double for rider Rob James at Punchestown. James teamed up with Colin Bowe for a four and a half lengths victory with newcomer Undeniable Alibi in the maiden race for four-year-olds and was alsoContinue reading “Sunday success at three tracks”

By Dan Walsh Champion point-to-point rider Barry O’Neill travelled to Co. Down this afternoon where he notched up a treble and recorded his 30th success of the season. Newcomer Jhentong Enki put up an impressive front running performance and finished six lengths ahead of the opposition in the maiden race for four-year-olds to get O’NeillContinue reading “Three more for Barry O’Neill”

By Dan Walsh at Ballinaboola races The most excited person at the Wexford Hunt point-to-point held in Spring-like conditions today at Ballinaboola was Kilmore rider Joanne Corish who rode her first winner; Old Style Humor for Ballindaggin handler Sean Doyle by one length in the concluding Winners of Three race. It was a very popularContinue reading “First success for Joanne Corish”

By Dan Walsh The Wexford Hunt point-to-point races takes place at Ballinaboola tomorrow (Sunday) with an impressive 103 entries for six races, the first is off at 1pm. The latest news from the track is that it will be a dry day, temperatures 7-9 degrees and the going is officially described as ‘good’. The cardContinue reading “103 entries for Ballinaboola on Sunday”

By Dan Walsh Champion point-to-point rider Barry O’Neill has stretched his lead at the top of the 2022-23 championship with a double at Cragmore, Co. Limerick today. O’Neill is now on the 26-winner mark and six ahead of Rob James. O’Neill was aboard Workahead for handler Colin Bowe in the 18-runner maiden race for five-year-Continue reading “Barry O’Neill stretches his lead”

By Dan Walsh at Ballycrystal The going was testing at the Ballinagore Harriers point-to-point races held at Ballycrystal this afternoon, but local stables fared well and there was a good-sized attendance in light rain conditions. First up was the maiden race for five-year-old mares and “a head” separated Von Hallers for the Monbeg Farm RacingContinue reading “Locals dominate at Ballycrystal races”