Fogarty back in winner’s enclosure

IT was great to see Mikey Fogarty back in the winner’s enclosure at Thurles on Thursday, after he had booted Robin Gold home in the mares’ handicap hurdle.

This is the same Mikey Fogarty who rode Don Poli to victory for Willie Mullins and Gigginstown House in the Martin Pipe Hurdle at the 2014 Cheltenham Festival, and who rode Rashaan to his first three victories for Colin Kidd, including in the Grade 3 juvenile hurdle at the 2015 Hatton’s Grace Hurdle meeting at Fairyhouse, who returned to race riding a couple of weeks ago after a couple of years off. He should be able to build some momentum again now.