O’Connor’s great season continues as Joy books Champion Stakes place

Young trainer Pat O’Connor from Tarbert, Co. Kerry is having a great season and will be represented in the Champion Stakes at the National Meeting in Clonmel in February by Liam Nolan’s (Moyvane) Catrionas Joy, the overnight favourite, who collected his second Cup of the season at the Dungarvan meeting (at Cappoquin) yesterday when he won the Deise Cup.

The brindle son of Razor Ashmore had taken the Callanan Cup at Bandon at the beginning of the month, having previously been withdrawn from the final of the Fran Mangan All-Aged Cup. He now has 12 points for Clonmel.

O’Connor also trains Hunters Glory, also a winner of two Cups — at Cappoquin and Ballyheigue, and has also sent out Long Meadow Raz to win the trial stake at Glin.