THERE were four Irish-bred winners on Saturday’s card at Brampton Bryan where Alex Edwards extended his lead in the Fuller’s gentleman riders championship with another double for trainer Phil Rowley. The pair opened their account in the confined with the odds-on shot Stoleaway, an eight-year-old Stowaway gelding.

The rider/trainer combination of James King and Diana Ralph recorded a double with two Irish-breds, Encounter A Giant (by Kalanisi) in the restricted and Old Pride (by Old Vic) in the men’s open.

Galway’s Tommie O’Brien landed the open maiden on the Francesca Nimmo-trained newcomer Shannon Hill who beat the only other finisher from 12 starters by a distance. The four-year-old British-bred gelding by Kayf Tara was due to sell at Goffs UK Aintree Sale.

Four of the six races at Higham were won by Irish-breds including the Nimmo-trained Heated Debate in the open maiden under Alice Stevens. Another by Kayf Tara, the gelding was bred by Niall Flynn out of the unraced Exit To Nowhere mare Liss A Chroi.

There were five Irish-bred winners at Ystradowen but there were only 25 runners in total with Bradley Gibbs, riding for his father David, bringing up a double in the men’s open where the Oscar mare Frelia walked-over.

Rider Jodie Hughes and trainer Sherree Lean also combined for a double which they completed in the intermediate with the seven-year-old Mr Dinos mare Ann Scott. The open maiden went to the Claire Heelay-trained, Craig Dowson-ridden Theboss On Thehill. The 10-year-old Bach gelding was bred by Con Collins out of the Mazaad mare Consproblem.

One of the three Irish-bred winners on the poorly-supported seven-race card at Cherrybrook on Sunday was the Tom Malone-owned and trained Newlands Cross who justified odds-on favouritism under Jo Supple.

The six-year-old by Stowaway, who was having his first start in a British point-to-point, was bred by Ronnie O’Neill out of the Roselier mare Honey Mustard.

Five of the six winners at Andoversford carried an IRE suffix including the Lahib gelding Stone who initiated a double for rider/trainer Sam Jukes in the men’s open as odds-on favourite. The only British-bred winner on the card was Eurobot who too rewarded favourite backers when landing the open maiden for the husband and wife team of trainer Tom Ellis and Gina Andrews.

The four-year-old Malinas gelding, who is out of the Welsh Grand National winner L’Aventure, was another due to sell at Aintree.

Half of the eight well-filled races at Badbury Rings fell to Irish-breds although none of the quartet were ridden by Ed Doggrell who recorded a treble.

Co Meath’s Martin McIntyre moved on to the 10-win mark for the season when landing the intermediate on the Jade Barber-trained Blackwater Bramble, a King’s Theatre gelding, and a division of the open maiden on Cona River. The latter, a bay gelding by Robin Des Champs is out of the unraced Motley mare Raishah.

A good weekend for both James King and Francesca Nimmo continued at this Portman meeting where they won a maiden with the newcomer One Touch. A 2014 gelding by Court Cave, the bay is out of the Fourstars Allstar mare Star Bui, a half-sister to Emotional Moment.

Cork native Bryan Carver recorded a double at Barbury racecourse where four of the six winners were Irish-bred.

Jamie Thomas won a maiden on the Chris Honour-trained Troed Y Melin, a 2012 Craigsteel gelding who was bred by John Costello out of the Namaqualand mare Kissangel, while Zac Baker landed the mares’ maiden on the Max Young-owned and trained Rogue Diamond.

That Wareed bay is out of the Montelimar mare La Brigantine, a half-sister to Fundamentalist (by Supreme Leader). She was another due to sell on Thursday.

There were only two Irish-bred winners at Charm Park. The Andrew Nicholls-owned and trained Euro Bon, ridden by Joseph Williamson is a Scorpion mare bred by Robert Guiry out of Floating Euro (by Beneficial).