Horses for courses

HORSES are par for the course at Blake House, a compact and restored Georgian home on 18 acres of land in east Cork.

"The place is steeped in horses, some fine National Hunt runners were trained here down the years by Billy McLernon, and it's a racing certainty that a new owner too will be keen on keeping horses here, possibly for family use," says estate agent Dominic Daly.

He is taking up the reins of sale and looking to push it past the finishing post by way of auction, indicating a €1.5 million price guide.