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Great deals on print and iPad subscriptions at www.horseandhoundsubs.co.uk/subs HORSE & HOUND . 31 March 2016 91
Darren
Edwards
I
havepennedthiscolumn
inrecoverymode,having
recentlyreturnedfrom
Co.Cork,wherethethird
runningoftheAnglo-Irish
Riders’International
Point-to-PointChallenge
tookplace.
Thechallengesawthefour
leadingmaleandfemale
ridersfromGreatBritain
faceoffagainstourIrish
counterparts.
Theeventwasnotonly
agreatsocialspectacle,but
itwasalsoaninteresting
insightintohowthe
sportoperatesacrossthe
IrishSea.
TheInchpoint-to-point,
heldatBallyanthony,Tallow,
wasfundamentallythesame
asanyUKmeeting,although
Ihaveneverbeentoacourse
withonlyfivefencesona
circuit,norwhereeveryrace
onthecardwasamaiden.
RacingonaWednesday
afternoonwasnovel.
Theracecarditselfwas
nothingshortofasmall
book,butwithoutacontents
page.The108pagesseemed
tocontainadvertisementsfor
everyotherbusinessinthe
county,whichrangedfrom
Ireland’sbest-knownstuds
tothelocaltakeaway.
Doubtlessthisgenerated
somegoodincomeforthe
KilleaghHarriers.
Eachracecarriedapurse
of€1,000(£790),with
€700tothewinner,€200to
thesecond,and€100tothe
third.Thisisonlyalittle
shortofsomeofour
recognisedClassicraces.
Therewereracesforfour-,
five-andsix-year-olds,split
intomaresandgeldings,and
finallyafive-year-oldand
overopenmaiden.
Nohorse—notevenfour-
year-oldmares—carriedless
than11st10lb(unlessridden
byanovicerider),andall
geldingscarried12st1lb.
Thiswasmusictotheears
oftheUKmen(notably
Welsh/nearlyIrish
heavyweightJohnMathias),
althoughnewsontheday
thatthemenwouldberiding
thefive-year-oldmares
causedsomeanxiety.
Thebigadvantageofthis
approachisthat,generally,it
allowsthemoreexperienced
jockeystoridetheleast
experiencedhorses.Withthe
emphasisonresultsandsale
value,thisiscriticaltothe
businessmodel.
Iamdelightedtoreport
theAnglosbeattheIrish.
DespitemaestroDerek
O’Connortakingthemen’s
challengeraceforIreland
fromWillBiddickandme,
GinaAndrewskickedin
thewinneroftheladies’
challengerace,withHannah
Watsonfillingsecondfor
teamGBaheadofEvanna
McCutcheon.
Combined,these
resultsgaveusagreater
pointshaulthanthehome
team,ensuringthe
silverwarereturnedback
totheUK.H&H
TeamGBhaulshome
thesilverware
COMMENT
‘Aminimumweightof11st
10lbwasmusictotheearsof
theUKmen’
cleartotriumphinthe
featuretwo-and-a-halfmile
mixedopen.
JohnnyWeatherby’seight-
year-oldDecadePlayerhad
madealltherunningunder
DalePeters,leadingthefieldfor
twomilesandforgingaleadof
20lengths,butwhentheduo
fellfourfromhome,Warne
surgedahead.
The12-year-oldbyBob
BackisenteredinboththeFox
Hunters’andtheTopham
atAintree.
Oneofthemostimpressive
performancesofthedaywasby
theAndrewMartin-trained
Militarian(JamesMartin)inthe
2m4fmaidenforfour-,five-and
six-year-oldhorses.
Thissix-year-oldbyKayf
Taraishalf-brothertothe
HarryFry-trainedHell’s
Kitchenandlookedtohavea
greatdealofpotentialwhen
beatingjoint-favouriteExtreme
Appeal(JohnnyBailey)by
sevenlengths.
Thenoviceriders’racealso
featuredarunawayleaderin
theshapeofBallycarryunder
CatherineAdam.Thepair
surgedpastodds-onfavourite
Qoubilai,trainedbyThomas
MessengerandriddenbyLottie
Crane,whofadedinthe
approachtothelastafter
makingalltherunning.
TheGeraldBailey-trained
Easythingsarebest(Tom
McClorey)wastheconvincing
winneroftherestrictedbya
clear10lengths.
OwnerRichardRussellwas
fullofpraiseforTom,whois
substitutingfortheinjured
JohnRussell.
“Tomhasbeenschoolingthe
horsethisweekandhehas
beenjumpingreallywell.He
gavehimalovelyride,”said
Richard.
WillThirlbypartneredthe
TimThirlby-ownedandtrained
Arkosetoacomfortablevictory
inthehuntmembers’raceby
fivelengths.H&H
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  • 1. MAISEMORE PARK, DINGLEY, DARREN EDWARDS COMMENT Great deals on print and iPad subscriptions at www.horseandhoundsubs.co.uk/subs HORSE & HOUND . 31 March 2016 91 Darren Edwards I havepennedthiscolumn inrecoverymode,having recentlyreturnedfrom Co.Cork,wherethethird runningoftheAnglo-Irish Riders’International Point-to-PointChallenge tookplace. Thechallengesawthefour leadingmaleandfemale ridersfromGreatBritain faceoffagainstourIrish counterparts. Theeventwasnotonly agreatsocialspectacle,but itwasalsoaninteresting insightintohowthe sportoperatesacrossthe IrishSea. TheInchpoint-to-point, heldatBallyanthony,Tallow, wasfundamentallythesame asanyUKmeeting,although Ihaveneverbeentoacourse withonlyfivefencesona circuit,norwhereeveryrace onthecardwasamaiden. RacingonaWednesday afternoonwasnovel. Theracecarditselfwas nothingshortofasmall book,butwithoutacontents page.The108pagesseemed tocontainadvertisementsfor everyotherbusinessinthe county,whichrangedfrom Ireland’sbest-knownstuds tothelocaltakeaway. Doubtlessthisgenerated somegoodincomeforthe KilleaghHarriers. Eachracecarriedapurse of€1,000(£790),with €700tothewinner,€200to thesecond,and€100tothe third.Thisisonlyalittle shortofsomeofour recognisedClassicraces. Therewereracesforfour-, five-andsix-year-olds,split intomaresandgeldings,and finallyafive-year-oldand overopenmaiden. Nohorse—notevenfour- year-oldmares—carriedless than11st10lb(unlessridden byanovicerider),andall geldingscarried12st1lb. Thiswasmusictotheears oftheUKmen(notably Welsh/nearlyIrish heavyweightJohnMathias), althoughnewsontheday thatthemenwouldberiding thefive-year-oldmares causedsomeanxiety. Thebigadvantageofthis approachisthat,generally,it allowsthemoreexperienced jockeystoridetheleast experiencedhorses.Withthe emphasisonresultsandsale value,thisiscriticaltothe businessmodel. Iamdelightedtoreport theAnglosbeattheIrish. DespitemaestroDerek O’Connortakingthemen’s challengeraceforIreland fromWillBiddickandme, GinaAndrewskickedin thewinneroftheladies’ challengerace,withHannah Watsonfillingsecondfor teamGBaheadofEvanna McCutcheon. Combined,these resultsgaveusagreater pointshaulthanthehome team,ensuringthe silverwarereturnedback totheUK.H&H TeamGBhaulshome thesilverware COMMENT ‘Aminimumweightof11st 10lbwasmusictotheearsof theUKmen’ cleartotriumphinthe featuretwo-and-a-halfmile mixedopen. JohnnyWeatherby’seight- year-oldDecadePlayerhad madealltherunningunder DalePeters,leadingthefieldfor twomilesandforgingaleadof 20lengths,butwhentheduo fellfourfromhome,Warne surgedahead. The12-year-oldbyBob BackisenteredinboththeFox Hunters’andtheTopham atAintree. Oneofthemostimpressive performancesofthedaywasby theAndrewMartin-trained Militarian(JamesMartin)inthe 2m4fmaidenforfour-,five-and six-year-oldhorses. Thissix-year-oldbyKayf Taraishalf-brothertothe HarryFry-trainedHell’s Kitchenandlookedtohavea greatdealofpotentialwhen beatingjoint-favouriteExtreme Appeal(JohnnyBailey)by sevenlengths. Thenoviceriders’racealso featuredarunawayleaderin theshapeofBallycarryunder CatherineAdam.Thepair surgedpastodds-onfavourite Qoubilai,trainedbyThomas MessengerandriddenbyLottie Crane,whofadedinthe approachtothelastafter makingalltherunning. TheGeraldBailey-trained Easythingsarebest(Tom McClorey)wastheconvincing winneroftherestrictedbya clear10lengths. OwnerRichardRussellwas fullofpraiseforTom,whois substitutingfortheinjured JohnRussell. “Tomhasbeenschoolingthe horsethisweekandhehas beenjumpingreallywell.He gavehimalovelyride,”said Richard. WillThirlbypartneredthe TimThirlby-ownedandtrained Arkosetoacomfortablevictory inthehuntmembers’raceby fivelengths.H&H P088-091_HAH_MAR31.indd 91 28/03/2016 20:29