THERE were some interesting north of Ireland-related results in the period under review starting last Thursday week.

That afternoon Brian Hughes rode a double at Musselburgh where Downpatrick-born Tony Dobbin represented his wife Rose, trainer of Lady London who won the second division of the three-mile handicap hurdle.

Division one went to the Alistair Whillians-trained Court Baloo who scored by two lengths in the hands of Henry Brooke. The six-year-old Court Cave gelding was bred in Rathfriland, by Roy McMurray, out of the Tremblant mare Tremplin who won over hurdles and fence.

An excellent weekend at Fairyhouse for trainer Gordon Elliott started in the first race on Saturday when Keith Donoghue landed the beginners’ chase on The Storyteller. The six-year-old Shantou gelding runs in the colours of popular northern owner Pat Sloan.

On Sunday, Stuart Crawford sent out the Horsplay Syndicate’s Our Valentina to justify 9/4 favouritism in the final of the Northern Lights Mares’ Hurdle Series at Carlisle where the Alan Steele-bred Finaghy Air, a nine-year-old by Lahib who is trained by Ian Duncan for Ronald Lilley, won the Northern Lights Staying Chase Series Final over three miles and half a furlong.

LISTED

Earlier in the day, and many miles away, Co Down-born jockey Pat Cosgrave won a listed mile race at Abu Dhabi on the Darley-bred Shamardal gelding Hawkesbury.

At Fakenham on Monday, the two-mile, half a furlong handicap chase was won by the Emma-Jane Bishop-trained Bajardo. A nine-year-old by Jammaal, the bay gelding was bred in Sion Mills by Patrick McGillion out of the Le Bavard mare Bit Of Peace.

On Wednesday, the Andy Oliver-trained Financial Conduct won the mile and a half maiden at Dundalk. The Berry Farms-bred One For Harry (by Generous out of Strawberry Fool, by Tel Quel) won the concluding two-mile, three-furlong handicap hurdle at Haydock, while that man Hughes recorded his 65th win of the campaign on Audacious Plan at Ludlow.

Single success

THE final autumn point-to-point in the northern region took place last Saturday and the tables on p2p.ie show that 17 individual riders partnered winners during the campaign. However, 10 of these notched up a single success apiece.

At present, Wexford natives Jamie Codd and Barry O’Neill share the top spot as both have four wins to their credit, while the reigning regional champion, Noel McParlan, is on the three-win mark, as is Derek O’Connor.

Ben Crawford, Rob James and Mark O’Hare have each ridden two winners this term.

McParlan recorded his third win of the season at Saturday’s Iveagh Hunt meeting, in the well-known colours of Pat McCartan, when landing the winners of one on Lagan Island.