Mikey Fogarty was the star of the show as he snatched a 263-1 St Patrick’s Day treble at Wexford.

Un De Sceaux, going off at odds of 1-16, dismissed his two rivals with the minimum of fuss in the Horse And Jockey Hotel Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

Briar Hill, winner of the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival in March, made a successful start over hurdles when justifying 1/9 favouritism in the opening Supporters Club AGM & Table Quiz Maiden Hurdle in Wexford yesterday, continuing the superb form of champion trainer Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh.

Just one of three planned point-to-point fixtures survived the elements yesterday and that was the Island Foxhounds meeting that took place at Ballydarragh in north Co Wexford.

DEREK O’Connor is in virtually unstoppable form at present and the Galwegian, well on course to win an eighth consecutive point-to-point riders championship, partnering a sparkling four-timer at yesterday’s well-attended Bartlemy fixture.