Grand Gold easily sees off opposition

The first session of the two-day Kanturk-Duhallow point-to-point fixture at Dromahane took place on Saturday and Sam Curling’s Grand Gold indicated that he’s set for a particularly productive campaign by easily winning the four-mile ladies open in the hands of the Liz Lalor.

The six-year-old Grand Gold (6/4), a former winner over six furlongs as a juvenile for Mick Channon, arrived from off the pace to pick up the running two out and last month’s Kilworth runner-up was always possessing too many aces for main market-rival Pocket Reader thereafter with one and a half lengths the winning margin.

“This is a grand horse that’s very versatile and we will tip away in points with him,” said Curling of the Zoe Doyle-owned Grand Gold.