PRESSURE to do well in the Leaving Certificate is putting constant stress on teenagers focused on the points race for college, say researchers who have tracked students from first year to the end of school.

HUNDREDS of teenagers could be missing out on the chance of a higher education each year because they are not told the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme they take restricts their access to college.

Fantastic Champion was Lucy Wadham’s only runner at today’s Fontwell Park meeting and the 15-2 shot made the trip from Newmarket worthwhile in the opening race.