Glenview Stud’s Old Persian has made an encouraging start with his first crop between the flags, with Dan De Champ becoming the stallion’s second winner of the spring at Ballindenisk.
FEATURED STORY
The Tipperary native was randomly drawn from a list of 29 riders who enjoyed their first point-to-point success during the season.
A well-known figure on the point-to-point circuit, David Christie Jr is assistant to his father and namesake.
SEE MOREJohn Barry and Trixie Barry combined to win the final hunter chase of the season at Listowel.
SEE MOREThe Ballindenisk one-two, Dan De Champ and Saint De Gemix were sold for a combined €400,000.
SEE MORENicole Lockhead Anderson matched Liz Lalor’s 13 winners from the 2018 campaign with the joint-winning-most tally in a season for a female rider in the last decade.
SEE MOREIan McCarthy's seven-year-old was the only horse to win eight races this season as he went from a maiden winner to champion in seven months.
SEE MORESam Curling broke Robert Tyner's 17-year record for the greatest number of winners in a single season on the final day of the campaign at Ballingarry.
SEE MOREShane Cotter followed up his breakthrough 2024 Under-21 crown by beating the defending champion David Doyle.
SEE MOREDerek O'Connor was crowned champion rider in a season where he rode 45 winners, and also won the southern, wester and senior titles.
SEE MOREThe eight-year-old defeated his more fancied stablemate to lead home a one-two for Sonny Carey in the Downpatrick feature.
SEE MOREThe Necarne maiden winner ran out a comfortable six-length winner under local jockey Declan Lavery.
SEE MOREIt was a red-letter day for 20-year-old Abbie Twomey as she recorded her first success between the flags at Ballindenisk.
SEE MORECharlie Butler has been racking up the miles travelling regularly between Ireland and Britain for rides, briefly leading the British novice female riders’ standings earlier this spring.
SEE MOREDerek O'Connor remained the dominant force in his home region as he was among the winners at Loughrea.
SEE MOREBallinclay Court returned from an almost three-year absence to provide owner Aidan Byrne with another success before broodmare duties beckon again.
SEE MORECork rider Luke Burke Ott took his first rides as a conditional jockey at Cork on Sunday
SEE MOREBarry O'Neill won his 900th point-to-point race en route to clinching a seventh northern title on a thrilling day at Necarne.
SEE MOREEighteen-year-old Mark Walsh partnered Annie Questions, trained by his father, to his first point-to-point success at Dawstown on Monday.
SEE MOREThe Wexford rider becomes eastern champion for the first time since his 2023 triumph.
SEE MOREIN THE HEADLINES
Glenview Stud’s Old Persian has made an encouraging start with his first crop between the flags, with Dan De Champ becoming the stallion’s second winner of the spring at Ballindenisk.
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Tattersalls 5yo Geldings MaidenGEORGE DUNDEE (IRE) by ORDER OF ST GEORGE (IRE)
Cormac J Byrne
Sean Thomas Doyle
Monbeg Partnership
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B T Stone
Donnchadh Doyle
Monbeg Syndicate
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Ballingarry 6yo Geldings MaidenCHAMPAGNE ORDER (IRE) by ORDER OF ST GEORGE (IRE)
W Verling
Roisin Hickey
Roisin Hickey