Dorans Pride rolls back the years

THE Michael Hourigan trained Dorans Pride was the undoubted star attraction at the Scarteen Foxhounds point-to-point in Kifeacle, Co Tipperary yesterday.

The now-fourteen-year-old certainly didn't disappoint his legion of supporters as he made a triumphant return to action with his trainer's stable amateur Richie Harding in the seven-runner open.

Dorans Pride was involved in a battle royale with Mucky Man from three out with the veteran asserting on the approach to the last. He eventually triumphed by seven lengths from the gallant Mucky Man (Brian Hassett) with Sober Performance and Liz Doyle a further twenty lengths adrift in third.