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By Dan Walsh at Borris House It was a busy afternoon on the point-to-point circuit with doubles for four Wexford handlers, Ellen Doyle, Cormac Farrell and Michael Goff at Borris House and Donnchadh Doyle saddled a brace of winners at Boulta, Co. Cork. Ellen Doyle’s Baltimore Stables at Coolgarrow Lane, Enniscorthy, won both divisions ofContinue reading “Doubles for four Wexford stables at Borris”

By Dan Walsh at Lingstown Winter sunshine welcomed a good attendance to the point-to-point action at Lingstown, Tomhaggard, today, where Ballycrystal, Kiltealy handler Matthew Flynn-O’Connor and Delgany rider Brian Lawless notched up a fine double in the opening two races. The maiden race for four-year-old mares was won in fine style by Deeply Superficial whoContinue reading “Winter sunshine lights up Lingstown”

By Dan Walsh at Lingstown, Tomhaggard There was an amazing outcome to the Neville Hotels Open Race ‘over the banks’ at lovely Lingstown with victory going to Vital Island, who was winning this race for the fourth year in a row and plans to run at next Spring’s Punchestown Festival. The nine-year-old gelding owned andContinue reading “O’Keeffe’s Vital Island makes it four-in-a-row”

By Dan Walsh Point-to-pointing over the famous Lingstown track beside Tacumshane Lake takes place tomorrow (Sunday) where there are 113 entries for six races with the first under way at 12.30pm. There are forty-five entries for the opening maiden race for four-year-olds, so possibly a ‘divide’ or two may be facilitated, but most excitement willContinue reading “Lingstown races on Sunday”

By Dan Walsh Barry O’Neill’s long journey home to Kiltealy was pleasant this evening after the champion rider recorded a double at Kirkistown, in North Down, earlier in the afternoon bringing his seasonal tally to nineteen. First success for O’Neill came on Campaign Town for the Colin Bowe stable in the maiden race for four-year-oldsContinue reading “Two more victories for Barry O’Neill “

By Dan Walsh at Knockmullen House, New Ross There were extraordinary scenes at today’s point-to-point races at Knockmullen House, New Ross, where two dead-heats were recorded and featured the same rider – Brian Dunleavy from Cork. The turf history books will be under heavy scrutiny for a few days as historians and statisticians search toContinue reading “Two dead-heats at foggy Knockmullen”

By Dan Walsh Doubles for Barry O’Neill and Rob James were a feature of today’s action at Loughbrickland, Co. Down and they involved two thrilling finishes that concluded in a short-head victory and a dead-heat. Rob James got into the winners’ enclosure as a handler and rider in the maiden race for four-year-olds with LostContinue reading “Wexford riders in thrilling finishes”

By Dan Walsh Today’s point-to-point was at Damma House in neighbouring Kilkenny where champion rider Barry O’Neill recorded a double, bringing his seasonal total onto the 15-winner mark, and five Wexford stables were successful. O’Neill got off the mark in the Winner of Two race aboard Croi Corcra in the colours of PJ Fortune, Doonooney,Continue reading “Barry O’Neill opens up his lead”

By Dan Walsh at Ballycrystal Conditions were testing at the Island Hunt point-to-point at Ballycrystal, Kiltealy, this afternoon but there was a good attendance, and the fixture went off safety with the six races won by six different handlers. The four-year-old mares maiden race brought the first success of the season to Ellen Doyle fromContinue reading “Success is spread around at Ballycrystal”