There was just one race meeting in this country yesterday and that was the Ballinaboola point-to-point fixture which took place under the auspices of the Wexford Foxhounds.

Trainer Dermot Weld described the performance as “very satisfactory” after Waaheb, off the track since the 2011 Punchestown Festival, justified 8/13 favouritism in the Premier Jump Weekend Hurdle at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Skin cancer in wild marine fish has been discovered for the first time.

The annual Inch point-to-point took place at its traditional Ballyanthony venue yesterday and, on a wind-swept afternoon that witnessed nine races, the Colin Bowe-trained Clondaw Knight (4/6) impressed by winning the first division of the four-year-old geldings’ maiden.

Champion trainer Willie Mullins achieved another notable milestone in his remarkable career when the Ruby Walsh ridden Soll justified odds-on favouritism in the N.I. Hotels Federation Beginners Chase at Down Royal yesterday.

IT was an afternoon of firsts at yesterday’s well-attended Dungarvan Harriers point-to-point meeting at Kilossera as riders’ Paul Kiely, Daragh Howard and Michael Roche all attained their initial career victories.

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.

THE rescheduled Co Clare Hunt point-to-point took place at its traditional Belharbour venue in the Burren region of north Co Clare on Saturday and the Matthew Daly-trained newcomer Jimbill impressed by making a winning debut in the five-year-old geldings’ maiden.

THE progressive Chip Tea can land the nap in the NIFOR 6th and 7th November Hurdle at Down Royal this evening.