Patmassini shows liking for fast conditions

On an extremely busy point-to-point weekend, there were nine races at yesterday’s Muskerry Foxhounds meeting at Dromahane and the well-supported Dr Patmassini showed his appreciation for the fast underfoot surface by readily putting his rivals to the sword in the winners of one.

Dr Patmassini (6/1 – 4/1), owned and trained by Tim Townend, led or disputed the running with Donpierre until edging into a couple of lengths advantage from the fifth of the 14 obstacles. It was plainly apparent that the winning nine-year-old was possessing too many aces for his rivals from three out and he duly sauntered home by three lengths from Paddocks Lounge, a margin that could have been greater had winning rider James Joyce from Peafield so wished.

“We’ll have to see how he is in the morning, but he has always been a half-decent horse and maybe we could now go for another hunters chase,” reported Townend.