Island Confusion destroys opposition

The Eoin Doyle-trained Island Confusion lit up yesterday’s Kilmoganny Foxhounds point-to-point fixture at Cregg outside Carrick-On-Suir by destroying the opposition in the second division of the four-year-old maiden.

Island Confusion (evens), who changed hands for €42, 000 at the Goffs Invitation sale at the Punchestown festival in April after finishing second to Inch Rock on his debut at Quakerstown, was bounced out in front by Pat Collins. The towering son of Heron Island made all the running under Pat Collins, giving an exhibition of fencing in the process, and he eased clear from the penultimate of the 15 obstacles to defeat main market rival Rockchasebullett by an unextended six lengths.

The first instalment of the four-year-old maiden witnessed a dead-heat between Mikey O’Connor’s mount Ben Akram (8/1) and Henry de Bromhead’s Saltmills Blackie (6/4).