Progressive Oscar Delta continues on upward curve

THE Margaret O’Sullivan-trained Oscar Delta confirmed the positive impression he created when shedding his maiden tag at Ballindenisk in December by landing a very competitive renewal of the winners of one at the Carbery Foxhounds point-to-point meeting at Kilpatrick yesterday.

The concluding leg of a double for Damian Murphy, the patiently ridden Ocar Delta (9/2) made smooth progress on the inner from three out to hit the front at penultimate of the 13 obstacles. Seasonal debutant A Certain Gent challenged with every chance at the last only for Oscar Delta to assert inside the final couple of strides to dismiss Brian Hassett’s charge by a head in the colours of senior counsel Karen O’Driscoll. The winner’s stable companion Lizzie Fennell returned a further eight lengths adrift in third spot.

“He will probably now go to the track for a maiden hurdle,” disclosed Miss O’Sullivan, a former honorary secretary of this meeting, who now trains 18 horses outside Liscarroll.