Perfect Woman produced a typically game performance to complete her four-timer in the Ballagh Mares’ Handicap Hurdle at Thurles.

Craig Breen suffered a setback in his bid to win the European Rally Championship when he retired his Peugeot 208 T16 on the road section towards the penultimate stage of the auto24 Rally Estonia, round five of the series.

The Gordon Elliot-trained Nedzer’s Return showed no ill-effects from his victory at Tattersalls Farm on Saturday by winning the open lightweight at yesterday’s Clonakilty point-to-point meeting, staged under the auspices of the Carbery Hunt on Inchydoney Island.

On an extremely busy point-to-point weekend, there were nine races at yesterday’s Muskerry Foxhounds meeting at Dromahane and the well-supported Dr Patmassini showed his appreciation for the fast underfoot surface by readily putting his rivals to the sword in the winners of one.

The Enda Bolger-trained newcomer Marlbrook lit up yesterday’s North Tipperary Foxhounds point-to-point fixture at Nenagh by destroying the opposition in the opening five-year-old geldings’ maiden.

THE Margaret O’Sullivan-trained Oscar Delta confirmed the positive impression he created when shedding his maiden tag at Ballindenisk in December by landing a very competitive renewal of the winners of one at the Carbery Foxhounds point-to-point meeting at Kilpatrick yesterday.

THEY were the talk of the town last night as hundreds of competitors in the debating “Olympics” let their hair down in Cork.

Sligo 3-19 Louth 3-10, Croke Park

The GAA have announced details of the Champion 15 teams for the Ring and Rackard Cups for 2007.

JT MCNAMARA and Damian Murphy both partnered doubles at the Muskerry Foxhounds point-to-point meeting at Dromahane yesterday.

BRIAN HASSETT kept his many supporters happy by partnering a double at his local Co Clare Hunt point-to-point meeting at Dromoland yesterday.

EOIN GALLAGHER is experiencing a fine season and the Conna amateur partnered a double at the Carbery Foxhounds point-to-point at Darrara near Clonakilty yesterday evening.

THE Michael Hourigan trained Dorans Pride was the undoubted star attraction at the Scarteen Foxhounds point-to-point in Kifeacle, Co Tipperary yesterday.