Young trainer Pat O’Connor from Tarbert, Co. Kerry is having a great season and will be represented in the Champion Stakes at the National Meeting in Clonmel in February by Liam Nolan’s (Moyvane) Catrionas Joy, the overnight favourite, who collected his second Cup of the season at the Dungarvan meeting (at Cappoquin) yesterday when he won the Deise Cup.

CLOSE finishes were the order of the day at Dungarvan yesterday.

TIPPERARY CUP winner Ceannas Major, who was beaten by Tailteann Beam in the final of the Knockgraffon Cup last time out, got back to winning form at the Dungarvan meeting in Mount Rivers, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford yesterday when he won the Deise Cup.