Decision on point-to-points return to action expected to be made in coming days

No fewer than 13 of the 28 winners at the recent Cheltenham Festival began their career in Irish point-to-points.

Jordan Bay and Shane Baragry (left) get up inside Rockon Henry (right) to win the Ballingarry (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race in Tipperary. Picture: Healy Racing.

It is an important couple of days for the point-to-point industry, as it awaits news of a possible return to action.

The season has been decimated by Covid-19 and by its perceived position as a non-elite sport, which resulted in the government not allowing it to continue through the depths of the lockdown.