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By Dan Walsh at Tinahely A treble for Rob James and doubles for Barry O’Neill and Colin Bowe were the highlights from today’s (Sunday) Shillelagh & District Hunt point-to-point races held in summer conditions before a good attendance at Fairwood, Tinahely. James got off to a winning afternoon in the maiden race for five-year-old maresContinue reading “Rob James treble highlight at Tinahely”

By Dan Walsh No Wexford trained winners at Portrush, Co. Derry, point-to-point today (Saturday) although champion rider Barry O’Neill recorded a double for Fermanagh handler David Christie. Vaucelet won by a big margin in the Open Race and half an hour later and Ask D’man completed a quick double for O’Neill and Christie by threeContinue reading “Another double for Barry O’Neill”

By Dan Walsh Point-to-point action was located north and west this weekend and the Barry O’Neill and Colin Bowe team from Kiltealy were successful at both tracks. Today’s fixture was at Loughrea, Co. Galway where Kansas City Star in the Milestone Bloodstock Ltd colours had a clear 15 lengths to spare for O’Neill and BoweContinue reading “Every track’s a winner for Kiltealy team”

By Dan Walsh Cheltenham winning rider Rob James has got off to a winning start in the 2021-’22 point-to-point season with a photo-finish success on first timer Secret She Keeps, whom he also trains at Killanne in the colours of the Matchmaker Syndicate, in the four-year-old maiden race at Castletown-Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath today. It wasContinue reading “Rob James is rider/handler winner”

By Dan Walsh at Monksgrange National champions Barry O’Neill and Colin Bowe have hit the ground running sharing five winners on the first two days of the 2021-’22 point-to-point season, three of them today at their local Bree Hunt fixture at Monksgrange, Rathnure, where the rains fell and changed the going. Four runners stood theirContinue reading “HIGH FIVE for champions Barry and Colin”

By Dan Walsh The 2021-22 point-to-point season gets into its stride at Monksgrange, Rathnure, tomorrow (Sunday) for the Bree Hunt races with the first of six races off at 2pm. There are eighty-eight entries. The track has was spiked with watering during the week and the going is described as “good.” To gain access aContinue reading “There’re off at Monksgrange”

By Dan Walsh Only Jordan Gainford from Caim shared in a local success at Bettyville Park today and it came in the opening race – the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle – as Barnaculla, (14/1) scored easily by seven lengths for Kells trainer Michael Mulvany. Roger McGrath who trains at Aglish on the Waterford-Cork borderContinue reading “Good day’s racing at Wexford today”

By Dan Walsh at Bettyville Park It was refreshing to be amongst the restricted attendance under Covid-19 guidelines allowed at a fine Bettyville Park this evening where punters had to wait until the final event on the seven-race card for Jamie Codd to bring home a local winner. Codd was well supported on the GavinContinue reading “Jamie Codd lines the punters pocket”

By Dan Walsh Racing enthusiasts will be relieved to learn that the 2021 Autumn Point-to-Point fixture list has been published by the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee with plenty of action happening in the south-east counties. Sunday, September 26th; Bree Foxhounds will race at Monksgrange. Sunday, October 17th; Shillelagh & District at Fairwood, Tinahely; andContinue reading “Autumn 2021 ‘points’ fixtures announced”

By Dan Walsh Tight finishes were a feature of this evening’s seven-race card run in summer conditions at Bettyville Park this evening. No local winners though. The opening two and a half mile hurdle was a thriller with Mr Caplan (4/1), trained by Denise Foster and ridden by Keith Donoghue, holding off Quirt Evans andContinue reading “Close finishes at Bettyville Park”