TWO of the seven meetings held over the bank holiday weekend in Britain took place on Saturday when there were two Irish-bred winners on the seven-race card at Dingley.

The duo included Bob’s Call who won the three-mile maiden by a neck in the hands of trainer Richard Armson’s son Philip. The nine-year-old Scorpion gelding was bred by Philip Hore out of the Salse mare Whizz.

Tommie O’Brien, who rode the runner-up, received quick compensation in the two and a half mile maiden on the French-bred Elyaqim.

FAME AND GLORY

Five of the six races at Larkhill went to Irish-bred horses among them the Richard Harper-trained Brereton who was partnered by Guy Sankey to win the three-mile, three-runner maiden. The seven-year-old Kalanisi gelding, who was bred by Elizabeth Hamilton, is out of the three-time winning Presenting mare Westgrove Berry, dam of two track winners headed by Jetstream Jack (by Beneficial). This fellow’s half-brother by Fame And Glory comes up as Lot 168 at the Derby Sale.

Half of the six races at Kingston Blount on Sunday were landed by Irish-breds, all previous winners, while one of the six Irish-bred winners on the seven-race card at Sedgefield, the 11-year-old Dr Fong gelding Sposalizio walked over under trainer Chris Dawson who then retired from the saddle.

There were doubles for riders Jack Andrew and John Dawson, the latter initiating his in the opening four, five and six-year-old maiden over two and a half miles on the Chris Dawson-trained Steel The China. That six-year-old Craigsteel gelding is out of the unraced Shernazar mare Miss Colclough whose 2013 gelding, Ballybreen, won a maiden at Ballyarthur in March.

Five of the six winners at Cothelstone carried an IRE suffix including Rien Du Tout who landed the three-mile open maiden for trainer Charlotte Budd. The six-year-old Curtain Time gelding, who was ridden by France-born Nathan Vergne, was bred by Pat Foley out of the Bob Back mare Back In Debt.

QUARTET

There were two meetings on bank holiday Monday and there were four Irish-bred winners at both. Pick of the quartet at Chaddesley Corbett was the nine-year-old Beneficial gelding Wes Hardin who scored by two and a half lengths in the ladies’ open under his owner/trainer Bohemia Houghton.

Trainer Jade Barber saddled three winners at Upcott Cross including Eggardon Hill who, on his second start, completed the yard’s treble in the concluding two and a half-mile maiden in the hands of Lorcan Williams. The four-year-old Doyen gelding is out of the unraced Shantou mare Ma Minx whose own dam, Madalka, won eight times over jumps in her native France. This is the family of Cabdancer and Black Thunder.

Eggardon Hill was second first time out under Martin McIntyre who missed the ride on Monday and won’t be riding for the remainder of the season having fractured a bone in his shoulder and suffered ligament damage.