By Mark Phillips
LOCAL WEEKEND WINNERS
Dungarvan jockey Niall Houlihan recorded back-to-back victories on Cobra Commander at Newton Abbot on Saturday. Up with the pace throughout 4/1 shot Cobra Commander eased his way to the front in the latter stages before running out a comfortable winner at the finish.
Coping well with atrocious weather conditions the Henry De Bromhead trained 4/1 shot Irascible stayed on stoutly in the closing stages to win over hurdles at Cork on Sunday.
There were two winners with a Waterford connection at the point-to-point fixture in Portlaw . In the second contest on a six-race card the Pat Crowley trained and Mikey Sweeney partnered No But I Will ran out a clear-cut winner while In the final race of the fixture the Delton Syndicate owned and Richard O Hara trained ten-year-old Mister Campbell struck the front in the closing stages to record a two lengths success.
GALOPIN BACK TO WINNING WAYS
After his unfortunate mishap at Cheltenham the Willie Mullins trained and Paul Townend partnered Galopin Des Champs the red hot 2/11 market leader returned to winning ways at Fairyhouse making every stride a winning one in the Grade 1 Novice Chase.
UPCOMING IRISH FIXTURES
Monday April 18th – Cork 1.50pm & Fairyhouse 2.05pm.
Wednesday April 20th – Bellewstown 4.05pm.
Thursday April 21st – Kilbeggan 4.45pm and Tipperary 4.25pm.
Friday April 22nd – Kilbeggan 4.25pm.
Saturday April 23rd – Limerick 2.10pm and Navan 2.35pm.
Monday April 25th – Naas 5.15pm.
Tuesday April 26th – Punchestown 3.40pm.
