Gerry O’Leary from Ladys Bridge will treasure fond memories of yesterday’s United Hunt Club’s point-to-point meeting at Ballindenisk as he rode and trained his first winner courtesy of Antirrhinum in the confined hunt maiden.

CORKMAN Billy Walsh was peeved by the fact that some people thought he was ducking Stephen Haughian who had been eyeing his Irish title, so it was hardly surprising that he jumped at the opportunity when Haughian laid down the challenge.

Billy Bob Thornton's foul-mouthed drunk in Bad Santa has been voted the best-loved Santa in a new poll.