Monbeg strikes gold in style

Following an enforced 20-day break due to the inclement weather conditions, point-to-point racing returned to the Cork and Waterford region on Saturday as the rescheduled Tallow meeting (run under the auspices of the West Waterford Foxhounds) took place at Shanakill Cross outside Conna.

Many of those present left adamant that they had witnessed the debut of a potential top-notch performer in Monbeg Gold for Sean Thomas Doyle’s charge destroyed the opposition in the opening four-year-old maiden.

The Gold Well-sired Monbeg Gold (4/1) was bounced out smartly by Barry O’Neill with the victorious bay disputing the running with Apache Park until edging ahead from half-way. Monbeg Gold was quite simply superb at his fences and he effortlessly stormed clear from the penultimate of the 15 obstacles to beat Helen O’Connor’s eyecatching filly Special Princess by ten lengths.