March 12, 2025
DEMAND FOR POINTERS
Ayear ago this week Final Demand waswinning at Lingstown for Matthew Flynn O’Connor and today he leads theteam of former pointers at Cheltenham as hot favourite for theTurners Novices’ Hurdle
DEREK O’CONNOR
‘I’ve followed Johnnywho’s career since riding him to win amaiden for Ellmarie Holden at Rathcannon. Ante-post backers have cottoned on to him for the Kim Muir so Ihope they’re on the right track’ Page 4
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KILLINICK AT LINGSTOWN SUNDAY
VITAL ISLAND cemented his reputation as the king of the Lingstown banks course and now has the Pardubicka in the Czech Republic on October 12 as his primary target.
Richard O’Keeffe’s 13-yearold veteran again proved his superiority over the natural obstacles in the Wallace Agri open, a race he first won in 2018 only 48 hours after landing a maiden at Borris House. Since then he’s won a further four times over the course.
Barry Stone’s mount had his path to victory made easier when his November conqueror Fountain House won a hunter chase at Thurles three days earlier and missed the meeting. That left the Trans Island gelding to beat Fralimonti Bilbery by three lengths
“Punchestown and then the Pardubicka, that’s the plan,” O’Keeffe said. “We should have gone for the Pardubicka last
Star performance If You Believe took advantage of his prominent position to run out a game winner on his debut
year, but we’ll get Punchestown over first anyway “He’ll probably run twice at Punchestown, in the La Touche and the handicap on the Saturday.”
Stone had earlier won on Kasino Des Mottes for regular ally Jo nat ha n Fo ga rt y to continue their fine season at the Wexford venue by adding the Ire Wel Pallets and Merry Elf five- and six-year-old geldings’ maiden.
The pair won a trio of fouryear-old maidens at here in November and increased their total when the Balko gelding stepped up from his Tattersalls debut to win by six lengths on his first outing in 11 months
The Cleariestown rider also finished in the places in three of his four other rides on the card He was second on his uncle Benny Walsh’s Diamond White, when she chased home Sapphos Word in the Goffs Aintree Sale and ABP Slaney four-year-old mares’ maiden.
The second offspring from the first crop of Poet’s Word to win this season, Cormac Doyle’s €37,000 Derby Sale buy was
NORTH DOWN AT KIRKISTOWN SATURDAY
always to the fore and, although her advantage was whittled down in the straight, she still won by four and a half lengths Darragh Higgins made a welcome return to the winner’s enclosure for the first time in 14 months when partnering his boss Mick Murphy’s newcomer If You Believe to land the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale and Coolmore four-year-old geldings’ maiden.
A first son of the Kilbarry Lodge stud-resident Success Days to run in a point-to-point on these shores, he offered plenty of encouragement for what is to come from the offspring of that former Group 2 York Stakes winner when he beat Centauri Star by four and a half lengths
“He’s a lovely horse,” Murphy said. “Alan Kavanagh [son of the winning breeder] rang me
Pardubicka target for O’Keeffe’s Vital Island Leader fluffs lines to let in Gorthill
last night and I told him that he’s never been off the bridle at home and that he’s a very, very good horse.
“He has plenty of condition on him and he’ll come on for the run. He’s a proper one.”
Fogarty was the only handler to saddle two winners on the card, when Katie’s Melody lan de d th e Pa dg e Be rr y Memorial and Moortown Stud five-year-old mares’ maiden.
A €55,000 purchase from the Goffs Arkle sale, the Flemensfirth mare may have put in a slow leap at the last under Barry O’Neill, however she had already built a large advantage over her nearest pursuer, Bridge Of Machalee, and still had six lengths to spare when crossing the line
“She has taken a bit of time being a Flemensfirth,” said Mikey Fogarty, brother of the winning handler “She was very green and had a good look at the last, but she is a nice mare with a good pedigree.”
A stewards’ inquiry was called after the INHSC and Belcarrig Concrete five-yearold ma iden due to the bypassing of the third-last fence
All nine runners passed the fence on the right-hand side on the first circuit, but then went to the left of the obstacle on the second. The result remained unaltered after the inquiry, with Richie O’Hara’s Kilbuny Supersonic confirmed the winner under Sean Staples
The daughter of Harzand could be aimed at the Easter Monday mares’ point-to-point bumper at Cork next month
CAROLINE McCALDIN was one of two handlers to saddle a double at the 50th fixture to be run at Kirkistown
Her brace began in dramatic circumstances. In the day’s feature race, the INHSC open for novice riders, Gorthill was a length adrift of odds-on favourite Winged Leader at the second-last when the season’s leading horse ran out with his eighth victory in sight.
Hi s depar tu re left the Darragh Hanlon-ridden nineyear-old with a yawning gap back to the rest, as he returned 19 lengths clear of Everglow to gain his fifth victory.
“He was very good and Darragh gave him a very good ride,” McCaldin said “He schooled him last week and got on the very best with him, so he did well. He’ll continue to run in opens now.”
The Dromara handler later combined with Declan Lavery to land the concluding older ge ld in gs ’ ma ide n whe n Spiddle Hill ran out a shock winner
The six-year-old had shown few encouraging signs in three outings during the autumn,
Star performance
Katkoriko could be called the winner leaving the back straight such was his superiority on his debut
however the Getaway gelding returned a much-improved individual Racing from a prominent position, he was able to repel the challenge of previously placed €180,000 store purchase Occupational Force, trained by reigning champion handler Colin Bowe, by half a length
“That was a huge improvement,” McCaldin said. “He jumped very well and stayed on strongly to the line He’s forward going, so I thought Decky gave him a very good ride to settle him and let him finish out his race like that. He’ll head to a winners’ race now.”
Only Ger Quinn has saddled more winners than McCaldin in the northern region this
season, and the Broughshane operator added to his tally when unleashing Katkoriko (above) to land the Dennison Commercials four-year-old maiden impressively.
Bought for £30,000 at last year’s Goffs Spring Store sale in Do nc as ter, the Cok o ri ko gelding, out of a Westerner mare who won four Listed races over jumps in France, raced from the front on his debut.
Reigning northern champion rider Noel McParlan increased the tempo three out just as the pursuing African Paradise fell, hampering several rivals That allowed him to stretch the field as he went on to beat the Stuart Crawford-trained Largy River by 16 lengths
“Noel said he never dropped it the whole way round,” Quinn said. “He just has too much class and a very high cruising speed We like him a lot All being well, he’ll head to Cheltenham for the sale.”
Quinn also added the Jim Morrow Tyres winner-of-one to his haul when Cadoudal Saint caused something of an upset Stable jockey McParlan had ele cte d to ri de the
seven-year-old’s stablemate Weespoof, but that horse’s chances were hindered by a poor round of jumping and was pulled up before two out.
Simon Cavanagh sent the eventual winner to the front well before the second-last and from there he showed a great attitude to beat the last-timeout four-year-old maiden winner Only For Our Man by ten lengths
Th at wa s one of thr ee runners-up Crawford had on the card, as he was also responsible for the second, Largy Panic, in the Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale five-yearold geldings’ maiden.
That twice previously raced son of Getaway was always playing second fiddle to My Life Be Like, as David Christie’s charge made amends for a narrow defeat at the same venue a month earlier with a comfortable seven-length success under joint-reigning champion rider Barry O’Neill.
“He’s improving with every run,” David Christie junior said.
“It’s nice to see him handle that cut in the ground as it’s very different from the last day. We’ll not get too ahead of ourselves now and just keep tipping away at him, letting him progress.”
All six winners at the meeting came from the northern region after Order Of Justice claimed the Old Manor Mill mares’ ma iden for Down patr ic k handler Brian Hamilton. Ridden by his grandson Sam, the five-year-old went to the front at the third fence and from there her advantage grew ever larger.
Heading out on the final circuit, the Gilmer Batesowned daughter of Order Of St George was 40 lengths clear of her rivals, and although that advantage was eaten into at a rapid rate by She’s Delighted approaching the home bend, she clung on to win by a length
Sapphos Word takes the four-year-old mares’ maiden with a commanding victory under Jack Hendrick
NORTH TIPPERARY AT NENAGH SATURDAY
Le Frimeur a first for Munir and Souede
A NEW alliance bore instant fr uit at the re sc he dule d Nenagh fixture when Pat Doyle sent out a winner with his first runner for joint-owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede
It came with Le Frimeur, a €50,000 acquis ition by Highflyer Bloodstock at the 2024 Goffs Arkle sale, in the Liam Buckley Car Sales fouryear-old geldings’ maiden, although the newcomer did well to survive a blunder five out.
After that mistake David Doyle edged him into a close third behind the frontrunning duo of Coolmeen Briggs and Mossy Fen King turning into the straight before two out, and from there the son of Gemix bounded clear to beat Johnny Moonshine by seven lengths
“I’ve been friends with Anthony Bromley [racing manager to Munir and Souede] for a long time and this is my first horse for the owners,” Doyle said “He’ll probably go to one of their track trainers after a summer at grass.”
Doyle went on to complete a double when I Masked Du Potier won the Connollys Red Mills Ladies’ open.
On what was his first start in open company, the ultraconsistent I Masked Du Potier charted a direct course on the inner under owner Pandora Briselden.
The odds-on Pat Coyne, ridden by Jody Townend, sister of champion jocke y Paul Townend, still held a fractional advantage at the bypassed
Star performance
Le Frimeur picked off the leaders approaching the final fence to win going away on his debut
second-last, but the Frenchbred I Masked Du Potier cut down the favourite in a thrilling finish to get up by a head, with Ask D’Man showing a return to form in third, a further two lengths behind.
Doyle said: “Pandora gave him a lovely ride and I’d imagine he’ll now go for the three-mile maiden hunter chase at Cork over Easter.”
Racegoers were treated to another gripping finish in the Carey Glass winners-of-one when the Edward O’Gradytrained Making Country came from well off the pace to win under Eoin Mahon, who was recording a first success for the Killeens handler
In only his fourth race since sluicing home in a Turtulla fo ur-y ear-old ma iden in Nov em be r 2021, Ma ki ng Co un tr y ma de smo oth progress from four out before mastering Drive On Jimmey from the last to win by a length in the familiar JP McManus silks
“He’s obviously a horse that ha s ha d his pr oblems Everyone has been very patient with him and he’ll probably go for another winners’ race now,”
O’Grady said, who also paid tr ib ut e to Ma hon for an exemplary waiting ride
O’Grady’s near-neighbour Andy Slattery earlier struck
with Camden Bard in the Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale five-year-old geldings’ maiden.
Having a fourth start of the campaign, Camden Bard was always well positioned and edged into a narrow advantage under Adam Ryan approaching two out.
The winning son of Walk In The Park, an early June foal who tr aces bac k to th e Champion Hurdle third Bilboa, swept clear before the last to beat Hello Fortune by five lengths in the colours of his handler’s sister-in-law Sharon Slattery.
Justlikejessejames had a deserved change of fortune on what was her second start for handler Ross O’Sullivan in the Thurles Racecourse and Gain Equine Nutrition five-year-old mares’ maiden.
Placed second three times for former connections but no w re pr es en tin g the Downtown Syndicate, Justlikejessejames always travelled well on the inner for Lee Shanahan and surged to the front before the last to beat Klassy Pearl by three lengths Th e la tte r’ s ha ndler Donnchadh Doyle went one better with Catalani in the Millerect six-year-old and upwards geldings’ maiden.
Catalani, who was placed on all three previous outings, picked up the running under Rob James after three out and the Monbeg Syndicate-owned ba y ca me home wi th si x lengths to spare over Winning Paddy.
NORTH GALWAY AT BELCLARE SUNDAY
ROB JAMES moved back in front of rival Barry O’Neill in the riders’ title race after a long trip to the Galway venue was rewarded with a treble.
After sharing the championship last season, the 31-yearold Wexford rider moved two clear of O’Neill (27-25) after his trio of winners, initiated by the easy victory of Kap De Cerisy in the Carey Building Contractors mares’ maiden.
A close second at Dromahane on her debut 11 months earlier, the Kapgarde mare made every inch of the running, and her task was simplified when the pursuing Survivors Sister fell at the third-last, hampering Somersby Roost That allowed Pat Doyle’s mare to come home 11 lengths clear
“That was a nice performance,” said Doyle “Rob felt she never came out of second gear. She had a lovely run last year and we just gave her some time after that. She’ll come on again from that run and will be sold now.”
Th e Su ir view st ab les operator is looking forward to sending Lifetime Ambition back over Aintree’s Grand National fences after the tenyear-old had a perfect prep run for next month’s Foxhunters by comfor ta bly la nd i ng the McGraths Cong open, which completed James’s treble
Also sired by Kapgarde, the gelding had finished fourth in the 2022 Grand Sefton when trained by Jessica Harrington, and pulled up at Valentine’s on the first circuit of Corach Rambler’s Grand National the following year
After posting a foot-perfect round of jumping to beat the in-for m mare Hathaways Cottage by ten lengths, Doyle said: “That was a lovely prep run for Aintree.
“He would have needed that, so it should leave him spot on.
WEST WATERFORD LISMORE AT CASTLELANDS SUNDAY
HYDRATION STATION hinted at a bright track career after a hugely impressive victory on only his second outing.
After finishing a creditable fo ur th on his debu t in a similarly vintage Cragmore race in January, Hydration Station made his rivals look second-rate in the Coolmore five- and six-year-old geldings’ maiden.
Always positioned reasonably close to the leaders under Jamie Scallan, the son of Idaho picked up the running three out and, although challenged tw o ou t, he fo ugh t off new comer Ja mb on approaching the last before unleashing an impressive burst of speed that saw him finish six and a half lengths clear of Kent De Thaix.
Jambon was a further three and a half lengths adrift in third in a race from which several
James edges clear of O’Neill in title pursuit
Star performance Lifetime Ambition put up one of his best runs of the season to leave him primed for Aintree
We’re looking for ward to Aintree now as we feel the track and trip will be to his liking.”
The middle leg of James’s treble came when regular ally Donnchadh Doyle supplied him with the winner of the Jim Derwin Equestrian five- and six-year-old geldings’ maiden, Generous Risk
The gelding cost connections
€100,000 at the 2023 Derby sale and the son of No Risk At All had a two-length advantage at the final fence when his chief rival Minella Saint crashed out, leaving him 15 lengths clear of newcomer Diamond Hunter
“He has a big engine and ran a nice race first time out in Boulta when things didn’t go to plan,” James said. “We’ve always liked him a lot and, with his size, all he’s going to do is improve. He’ll be better in time.”
Minella Saint’s rider, Adam Feeney, had the consolation of landing his third win of the season when Cool Worker sp ra ng a su rpr is e in the Wi lliam Do nnellan MFH winners-of-two.
The Workforce gelding had been beaten 39 lengths on his debut at Tyrella, however, Tom Keating’s decision to pitch him
Hydration Station in full flow
Star performance
Hydration Station showed great staying qualities to beat 15 rivals on just his second start
future winners are expected to emerge Hydration Station is owned by his handler Sean Doyle’s younger brother Gearoid, who said: “I fancied him big time today and he wasn’t quite right after his run in Cragmore. He’s a big three-mile chaser in the making and he galloped right to the line here today. He’ll now be sold.”
Gearoid Doyle also owns his br other ’s other wi nne r, Mi dni gh t Ju ke bo x , who
captured the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale four-year-old geldings’ maiden, a race in which just three runners went to post
A newcomer by Jukebox Jury, Midnight Jukebox disputed the running virtually throughout on the outer with Soldier Reeves until a superb leap at the thirdlast saw him edge ahead.
Although holding a threelength lead after two out, the winner’s advantage was eroded from the last by Soldier Reeves to three-quarters of a length at the post.
“This is as good a horse as I’ve had and all his work has been very good,” Gearoid Doyle said of the mid-May foal Midnight Jukebox, a €40,000
Derby sale graduate whose dam Midnight Streaker was placed at black-type level. Midnight Jukebox was added to this Thursday’s Cheltenham festival sale.
Sean Doyle was fancied to complete a hat-trick with the mare Between Waters in the Lismore Harriers and West Waterford Hunt open, but the previous weekend’s Kildorrery winner came up short behind King Alex Garrett Ahern’s gelding, who finished fourth to Dundaniel in the Bandon open the previous Sunday, disputed the running with Between Waters until asserting from two out under Jack Collins
The 11-year-old King Alex, a
former four-time track winner for Barry Connell, had six lengths to spare over Between Waters while Bents Hollow hinted that her turn was imminent by returning a further one-length away in third.
Jimmy Kelly was another handler to saddle two winners with the Glengoura-based operator opening his account with the Blue Bresil-sired Caoimhe in the Pegus Horse Feeds four-year-old mares’ maiden, a race in which all nine runners were newcomers. With the race altering two out after the departure of Burds Of A Feather, the towering Caoimhe came a second time under Darragh Allen to lead on the run-in to beat Dance Again
straight into winners’ company was rewarded as he overhauled the leader Brendaandtheboys after the last to win by half a length It also denied James a four-timer
“He’s a grand horse who we thought would run well today,” Ke at in g sa id. “H e ca me forward nicely from his first run and saw it out in good style. He’ll be sold now.”
The 16-runner Tim Kelly Group older maiden produced another big-priced winner, as 14-1 shot Carrick Hill left his previous form well behind in beating well-backed favourite, The Real Beaut, by two lengths for the father-and-son team of Pat and Jimmy O’Rourke
“He showed us plenty when he was younger but has been held up by niggling issues,” the younger O’Rourke said “He came forward nicely from his comeback run last weekend and going right-handed was also a big help to him.”
Adam Ryan successfully combined with his uncle Andy Slattery for the second time over the weekend as Smokehouse made a winning debut in the Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale, Canavan’s Bar four-year-old maiden.
The pair had won at Nenagh 24 hours earlier and doubled their tally as the Maxios gelding beat the more experienced JP McManus-owned Sense Of Occasion.
by five and a half lengths
The indications are the 2024 Goffs Arkle sale graduate Caoimhe will be retained by owner Pat McCarthy Kelly completed his first double with Accustomed in the Jerry O’Keeffe Sawmills unplaced maiden.
The five-year-old, who was brought down two out on his return to action at Dungarvan last month, asserted from two out for James Murphy to beat Cebu City by ten lengths
The Aidan Fitzgerald-trained Queens Secret earned her place at tomorrow’s Cheltenham sale by arriving from mid-division to pick up the running before the last under Troy Walsh to beat long-time leader Dempsey’s Milan by three-quarters of a length in the Gain Equine Nutrition fiveyear-old and upwards mares’ maiden.
DerekO’Connor Straight to thePoint
Ihavetwo strong festival ridesbut thereare plenty of worthy rivals
BEING involved in the biggestoccasionofthe year is alwaysaprivilege I’mlookingforward to my twoCheltenham Festival rides,Johnnywho in the Kim Muir tomorrowand ItsOnthe Line inFriday’sStJames’sPlace, when we’ll do ourbesttogoone better than in his firsttwo attempts at a championship race dominated by older horsesinthe last decade Fornineconsecutiveyears, between On TheFringe’sfirstwin in 2015 and twoyearsago when ItsOn TheLinewas second to the ten-yearold Premier Magic,itwenttoahorse of double-figure age.
Lastyear’s winner wasthe eightyear-old Sine Nomine.Withany luck, we mighthaveanew trend. My fellowiseight nowand aclass act, twice awinner of the Champion Hunter ChaseatPunchestown.Last season, he became the youngest winner of the AintreeFoxhunter since Spartan Missileinthe late 1970s.
He’s hadtwo runs this season, and neither hasbeencompletely satisfactory. He took awhile to warm up when Maxine O’Sullivan rode him intosecond at Down Royalat Christmasand he wasidlefor me at Naas when he waswellbeaten in thirdbehind Ross O’Sullivan’s improvinghorseRyehill.
Iwas pessimistic after that, butI think maybehehated the testing ground that day. I’ve satonhim a couple of times since Naas and I’m morehopeful now.
I’mnot underestimatingseveral strong Irish-trainedchallengers.I respectSam Curling’smareAngels Dawn,who wonthe KimMuirtwo years agoand wasbooked for second behind Gavin Cromwell’s Gold Cup hopeInothewayurthinkin when fallingtwo outinthe same race last year.HebeatRyehill convincinglyat Dromahane at the end of December.
Iwouldn’t rule outSam’s other runner Wonderwall. He wasbought outofthe Bowenyardlast summer and Irodehim to winpoints at Loughrea andDammaHouse in the autumn. He couldprovideeach-way value.You could alsosay that about Declan Queally’sRocky’s Howya, winner of nine of his 11 starts in points
Then you have Willitgoahead, prepared by Sean Doylebut bought
by Noel and Valerie Moranand setto runfor Gordon ElliottonFriday. I liked the wayhewon at Thurles in January.
I’mlookingforward to riding Johnnywho.I’vefollowed his career since ridinghim to winamaidenfor Ellmarie Holden at Rathcannon. His chaseruns have beeninsmall-field novice races
TheKim Muir is adifferent sort of challenge.Ante-post backers have cottonedontohim,soIhopethey’re on the righttrack.I’vebeenlucky enough to winthe race twice,onAny Second Nowsix years agoand Inothewayurthinkin lastyear,and it’s greattobeonahorsereckoned to have aserious chance.
Cheltenham hasgiven me many of my best
‘Jonbonhas won17of his20races underrules sinceIrodehim to wina maiden at Dromahanein November 2020’
days in racingand Iappreciateall the opportunities I’ve hadatthe festival. However, this year Ican’t help feeling sadthat the conditions of the National Hunt Chasewerechanged, making it ahandicap open to professionalriders
I’mnot feelingsorry for myself –I’ve hadmychances in the race –but instead for the amateur ridersofthe future, Irishand British,who now have little prospectofaride in arace with alongertradition than any other at the meeting.
been among the career highlights for many Irishcolleagues:Denis Cullen, Robert Widger,RichardHarding, Mark O’Hare,Katie Wash and Lisa O’Neill, who wonitonthe greatTiger Roll. And of course, John Thomas McNamara. Who will ever forgetthat finish foughtout by JT on Rith Dubh and Davy Russell on Timbera?
No shortage of Irish pointing talent to cheer home
Countryand his stablemateMyMate
Mozzie (MagsMullins) is possibly best of the Irish,along with So Scottish (Emmet Mullins), in the Grand Annual.
People will arguethat we amateurs arelucky to have twoofthe 28 festival races to ourselves. I appreciate that times have changed,but therewas a time when an 18-race festival gave us three such races.Aspointto-pointhistorian John LloydRogers explainedtome recently, the National Hunt Chase wasthe most importantofthose.
I’mproud to have taken partinitmanytimes duringa competitiveera when PatrickMullins haswon it four times,JamieCodd and me three times each.
Inthe last 25 years alone,ithas
Over the nextthree days,Irish pointto-pointfollowers will have no shortageofhorses to cheer on.
Today’srepresentation is powerful, headedbyJonbon in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. He’s won 17 of his 20 races under rules since I rode him to winamaiden at Dromahane for Ellmarie Holden in November 2020.
Matthew Flynn O’Connor’s Lingstown winnerFinal Demand leads the Irish challenge for the TurnersNovices’Hurdle.Ballyburn, producedfor Wilson Dennison by ColinMcKeevertowin at Loughanmore, heads the bettingfor the BrownAdvisory, in which DancingCity (CormacFarrell)and Better Days Ahead (WarrenEwing) aredangers.
Stumptown(Sean Doyle) hasabig chance in the Glenfarclas Cross
Twoofthe main Willie Mullins contenders for the Champion Bumper arepointwinners Gameofinches (PaulCashman) and Bambino Fever(Nicky Stokes). Tomorrow, Fact To File (Donnchadh Doyle) is strongly fanciedfor the Ryanair.Asian Master (TonyCostello)and AnswerToKayf–whosetrainer Terence O’Brien startedhim off in apoint– have each-way prospects in the novices’ handicap chase.
Jeriko Du Reponet (Colin McKeever) and Will TheWise(Andy Slattery) aremajor contenders for the Pertemps Final. Gavin Cromwell’s Mint Boyisone of the main rivals to Johnnywho in the Kim Muir
Ex-pointerscould dominate Friday’sAlbertBartlett. TheBig Westerner (Matthew Flynn O’Connor) is one of many in with a shout,and if Galopin DesChampsis belowhis bestinthe Gold Cup, Banbridge,who ranthree times in points for the Dennison-McKeever team,has achanceofaddingtohis brilliantKingGeorgewin.
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ItsOnThe Line (right)isaimingtogoone better afterhis second to Sine Nomine in lastyear’sStJames’s Place
Order of Justice (ORDER OF ST GEORGE), bred by Close Holding Ltd., won at Kirkistown for Brian Hamilton
Smokehouse (MAXIOS), bred by Paul Rothwell, won the 4YO Maiden at Belclare for Andy Slattery
Hydration Station (IDAHO), bred by Oliver Loughlin, won at Castlelands for Sean Doyle
Queens Secret (ORDER OF ST GEORGE), bred by Knocktartan House Stud, won at Castlelands for Aidan Fitzgerald