Odds-on favourite Landau and Drunken Counsel provided trainer Gordon Elliott with a double on Downpatrick’s Bank Holiday card on a day when the County Meath handler also doubled-up, with Balbriggan and Taglietelle at Cartmel.

Aughnacurraveel, trained by Thomas Cummins at Clashmore, Co Waterford, produced a fine display to land the Club Limerick Chase at Limerick yesterday.

The epic battle between Derek O’Connor and Jamie Codd for the 2013/14 point-to-point riders’ championship moved to yesterday’s Dawstown fixture, run under the auspices of the Muskerry Foxhounds at Birch Hill outside Grenagh.

There was a definite class act in action at yesterday’s Kanturk-Duhallow point-to-point meeting at Dromahane for last season’s champion pointer/hunter chaser Mossey Joe lit-up the afternoon by destroying the opposition on his first start for handler Enda Bolger in the open lightweight.

There was some competitive fare on offer at yesterday’s well-attended West Waterford Foxhounds point-to-point fixture at Lismore and handler John Queally, who was on the mark with former pointer Gaillimh A Chroi in the listed mares’ bumper at Sandown on Saturday, appears to have a cracking prospect on his hands in Uncle Danny who readily put his rivals to the sword in the five-year-old geldings’ maiden.

Ground conditions were extremely demanding at yesterday’s Carbery Hunt point-to-point fixture at Kilpatrick outside Bandon.

The Hollinwell is developing into one of the very best point-to-pointers on the circuit and the British-bred recorded his fourth success of the season by destroying the opposition with his owner/trainer Eugene O’Sullivan’s 17-year-old son Eoin in the open lightweight at yesterday’s Duhallow Foxhounds Kildorrery fixture at Rockmills Stud.

The Tom Busteed-trained Buster Dan Dan showed that he’s on a clear upward trajectory by landing the winners of one at the Stonehall Harriers point-to-point fixture outside Askeaton yesterday.

The Denis Prendergast-trained newcomer Free Expression lit up yesterday’s Kanturk-Duhallow point-to-point at Dromahane by posting a terrific stamina-laden performance with Kevin Power to win a vintage second division of the four-year-old geldings’ maiden.

Michael Winters is experiencing a fine run at present and Missunited’s handler sent out two winners in his absence at yesterday’s well-attended Dungarvan Harriers point-to-point fixture at Affane.

The first point-to-point of the season in the Cork region took place on Saturday on the site of the Cork agricultural show at Curraheen.

‘Corky’ Carroll certainly had an afternoon to savour at yesterday’s well-attended second session of the two-day Kinsale point-to-point at Farrangalway for he partnered three winners.

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.

Evanna McCutcheon has built up a tremendous rapport with her own horse Long Strand of late and the pair recorded their fifth success of the season in the open lightweight at the North Kerry Harriers point-to-point fixture outside Ballybunion on Saturday.

The Eugene O’Sullivan-trained Pocket Reader showed that tenacity is his definite strong suit by winning the open lightweight at yesterday’s United Foxhounds point-to-point fixture at Ballindenisk.

It may have well happened that those in attendance at yesterday’s Muskerry Foxhounds point-to-point meeting at Birch Hill witnessed the successful debut of a potential top-notch performer for Eugene O’Sullivan’s Shanahan’s Turn left many racegoers searching for previously unused superlatives following his stunning victory in the first division of the five-year-old geldings’ maiden.

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.

Clonmel hotelier John Nallen has experienced a terrific run of success with his charges in point-to-points this season and the owner/trainer struck once more with newcomer Minella Friend in the four-year-old geldings’ maiden at yesterday’s Killeady Harriers meeting at Dromahane.

It was a case of rolling back the years at the rescheduled Kanturk – Duhallow point-to-point meeting at Dromahane on Saturday for Robert Tyner’s 13-year-old Preists Leap sluiced home in the open lightweight.

With ground conditions extremely testing at yesterday’s Doneraile Hunt point-to-point meeting at Dromahane, it was a case of the best wine being left until last as the Mark Spillane-trained Lanespark cemented his position as one of the best front-runners, participating in points, at present by recording a pillar-to-post success in the closing novice riders’ open.

The Adrian Maguire-trained Gunner Fifteen had many of those present at yesterday’s marathon ten-race Inch point-to-point fixture searching for previously unused superlatives following his stunning debut victory with Declan Queally in the first division of the five-year-old geldings’ maiden.

Colman Sweeney received the ideal boost ahead of partnering Salsify in the Cheltenham Foxhunters in a little under two weeks time by steering Garrett Ahern’s newcomer Now Ben to a hugely-impressive success in the first division of the five-year-old geldings’ maiden at yesterday’s West Waterford Foxhounds point-to-point meeting at Lismore.

Paul Cashman appears to have an outstanding prospect on his hands in the form of Hills Of Dubai who made a made a stunning winning debut in the opening four-year-old maiden at yesterday’s well-attended Tallow point-to-point fixture.

Eugene O’Sullivan’s The Blarney Rose lit up yesterday’s extremely wet Boulta point-to-point fixture by destroying the opposition in the open lightweight.

Andrew Lynch starred with a treble on Buckers Bridge, Mr Goodenough and Clonbanon Lad at Punchestown yesterday.

Sword Of Destiny is the nap choice to land a fascinating Ballymore Christmas Fair And Family Fun November Festival Beginners Chase at Punchestown this afternoon.

The Eoin Doyle-trained Island Confusion lit up yesterday’s Kilmoganny Foxhounds point-to-point fixture at Cregg outside Carrick-On-Suir by destroying the opposition in the second division of the four-year-old maiden.

Local hero Shay Barry thrilled his supporters with a 47/1 double on Ordinary Man and Days Ahead in Tramore yesterday.

The 2012/13 point-to-point season got under way at Rathcannon on Saturday with the County Limerick Hunt’s Bruff meeting and Tyrone Golden Rain lit up the meeting for many by destroying the opposition in the eight-runner open lightweight.

On an afternoon when Galway Hurdle hero Rebel Fitz paraded after the second race, the veteran Tommy Treacy took the riding honours with a double at Cork yesterday.

A treble in Cork last night brought Willie Mullins’ tally to eight winners in five days as Dare To Doubt initiated a double for former champion Ruby Walsh in the opening Dermot Casey Tree Care Hurdle before the trainer’s son Patrick partnered favourites Digeanta and Tasitiocht to victory in the two bumpers.

THE talented and versatile Rebel Fitz cruised to victory in the Clonmel Hospice Support Group Maiden at Clonmel last night.

The Brian Lordan-trained newcomer Outlawed Tunes hinted that a bright track career lies in wait by destroying the opposition in the five-year-old geldings’ maiden at yesterday’s Waterford Foxhounds point-to-point meeting at Lisselan outside Tramore.

In front of his local home crowd, Mikey O’Connor dominated yesterday’s marathon 10-race point-to-point fixture at Liscarroll by partnering no less than five winners.

Kinsale-based trainer/breeder Finbarr Tierney seems to have a genuinely nice prospect on his hands in the form of Ardkilly Witness who had little difficulty in gaining a second career success in the winners of one at yesterday’s well-attended Cloyne Harriers point-to-point fixture which took place at Dromahane.

Ground conditions were extremely demanding at yesterday’s Pigeon Hill & Carrigtwohill point-to-point fixture, but Croom-based civil engineer Fergus O’Connor was still the happiest individual at the Clyduff venue as he recorded his fourth career success by guiding his wife Irene Walsh’s Pocket Reader (10/1) to a popular success in the Winners’ Of One.

IT was a memorable afternoon for Bill Shanahan at yesterday’s Duhallow-Kanturk point-to-point meeting at Dromahane as the 21-year-old from Ballinure in Co Tipperary partnered his first career winner aboard James Dullea’s unconsidered 14/1 shot Rotorua in the open lightweight.

A BOY doctors predicted would die in the womb but who has since overcome every obstacle in his path is about to undergo life-changing surgery.

RYAN MOORE didn’t half toss the toys out of the pram in the wake of Carlton House only managing third in last Saturday’s Epsom Derby.

CIARAN Fennessy seems well assured of victory in this season’s novice riders point-to-point championship and the Fermoy amateur brought his tally for the campaign to an impressive 15 by giving the Tom Keating-trained Shuilegoric a well-judged front-running ride to win the five-year-old geldings’ maiden at the well-attended Carbery Hunt meeting on Inchydoney Island yesterday.

AMATEUR Kevin Power was suspended for fourteen days following his ride on runner-up Optimum Force in the Conyngham Cup at Punchestown last evening.

THE best wine was left until last at yesterday’s well-attended Cork meeting when 17-year-old Jane Mangan partnered her first winner on the racetrack aboard her trainer father Jimmy’s Jamie’s Darling in the Cork & Waterford Mares’ Point-To-Point Flat Race.

THE Jimmy Mangan-trained Oscar Delta lit up yesterday’s well-attended Kildorrery Point to Point meeting, staged on the Vaughan family’s farm at Rockmills Stud, by sluicing home in the Open Lightweight.