Horses for courses as Paddocks home looks a good bet

THE rather horsey name for the south city estate, The Paddocks, on Cork’s Maryborough Hill is not just an affectation.

This was once the paddock of Douglas House, owned by the Horgan Family, who trained two English 2,000 Guinea winners in the late 1980s and early 90s.

And the equine connections continue because the Moloney family, who are now selling No 2, The Paddocks, hold the Farmer’s Royal Cup for racing. This was presented to the great-grandfather of the present family in 1911 by King George V. The cup, which took a stone of silver to make, was reputedly filled five times and more on the train back to their home in Knocklong, Co Limerick.