Progressive Red River Gold strikes again for Donie Murphy

Point-To-Point racing returned to Tralee racecourse on Saturday as the North Kerry Harriers meeting took place at the now-defunct Ballybeggan Park venue.

The Donie Murphy-trained Red River Gold, an authoritative maiden winner at Athlacca just two weeks earlier, showed that he’s on a clear upward trajectory by landing the six-runner open lightweight in the hands of regular partner Eoin O’Brien.

In a race that was robbed of some interest when favourite Pocket Reader ran out at the seventh fence, Red River Gold (4/1) went to the front before the third last of the 13 obstacles and he stormed clear from two out to beat the mare Saddlenomore by six lengths.