Battling success for Kaitlin’s Fancy

The Sean Aherne-trained Kaitlin’s Fancy lit up Saturday’s 10-race Tipperary Foxhoundspoint-to-point meeting at Lisronagh by recording a battling success in the featured four-mile open lightweight.

The concluding leg of a three-timer for Derek O’Connor, the 11-year-old Kaitlin’s Fancy (7/1) arrived to challenge House Of Bourbon on the incline to the final of the 21 obstacles. The victorious daughter of Luso then edged ahead on the flat to contain the ex-British House Of Bourbon by a half-length in the colours of Lisgoold owner Donal Barry with a six-length to the third-placed Risk It Paddy.

“I’m delighted as that’s her third win and we will probably now go for the mares’ winners race with her at Necarne in Co Fermanagh in two weeks time,” said trainer Aherne.