Lingstown produces first win for Moore
THE KILLINICK Harriers point-to-point meeting at Lingstown on Sunday was run off in perfect conditions, with the seven races attracting 60 runners.
Local connections were not as dominant as usual, but it was a memorable day for 22-years-old Conor Moore from Kilmore Quay who rode his first-ever winner.
Rob James rode a double to bring his total to 13, just one behind champion, Barry O’Neill, who had a rare blank weekend. Jamie Codd also had no win on his home track and had to be content with two seconds and a third.
The organising committee deserve great praise for the condition of the track; they had worked very hard during the week spiking and watering the ground to ensure it was safe at a time when quite a few courses are struggling with firm conditions.
Conor Moore scored on Win My Wings in the Wright Insurance and Gain five-year-old mares’ maiden. It was a family affair as the Gold Well mare is owned and trained by his dad, Denis, from Grange, Kilmore Quay. Pa King was two lengths back on Go to Court and third was Court Glory, under Simon Cavanagh for John Berry.
The Tattersalls Ire. four-year-old maiden was divided and the first one was won by Luke Murphy (Inch) on Chazza, handled by former Wexford resident, Colin Motherway.
Barry Stone (Cleariestown) was second on Ellen Doyle’s Top Up The Fashion, and Jamie Codd was third on Denis Murphy’s Harry Senior.
Rob James initated his double in Division 2 with an easy win on Virginia Considine’s Shishkin, ahead of Shane O’Rourke on Andrew Power’s Apple Rock and Tiernan Roche (Tomhaggard) on Ashleigh Murphy’s Vinnie Dev.
James also won the Cooney Furlong Grain Ltd. and Kilmore Potatoes Ltd. Winner of Two with Peter Flood’s Star Wizard, ahead of Barry O’Neill on Vincent Halley’s Blue Morpho and James Walsh (Tinahely) on John’s Choice.
John and Marie Brennan’s (Camolin) No Hidden Charges had a maiden win at Tinahely the previous week and followed up under Benny Walsh (Murrintown) in the distinctive Keating Horse Transport Open banks race, from Gary Murphy on Richard O’Keeffe’s Vital Island.
The Tower Hotel Waterford five-year-old geldings’ maiden went to John Nallen’s Minella Royale under Brian Lawless (Delgany), well clear of Jamie Codd on Denis Murphy’s Classical Daytime and Jamie Scallan on Seán Doyle’s Plan of Escape.
The concluding Inish Pebble Company six-year-old maiden went to Kilbree Shadow under Thomas Feeny who made the long trip from Cork, with Jamie Codd second on Kildare-owned Witches Glen.
There was practically no Wexford involvement in the Limerick Hunt meeting at Rathcannon.
Jamie Codd had a double at the North Down meeting on Saturday. He was involved in a battle with Barry O’Neill in the five-yearold geldings’ maiden, winning by three parts of a length on Larry Looby from Destination Dylan. Codd had it easier in the older geldings’ maiden, on Jim Dreaper’s debutant, Too Wise Man.
Rob James had four lengths to spare on Donnchadh Doyle’s Allbarone for Monbeg, from Luke Murphy on First Earl, trained in Bunclody by Richard Black. Shane Fitzgerald, Mick Goff’s stable jockey, had a six-length win for Antrim’s Graham McKeever on Brophies Doll.
Next Sunday they race at Kilmoganny, Carrick-on-Suir, Watergrasshill, Co. Cork, and at Corbeagh House, Co. Longford.