A NEW rider/owner partnership got itself off to the best of starts with young rider Oisin Aylward and Barry O’Connor’s Syhoejegaards Hurrycane Dice claiming victory in the Spring Tour Grand Prix in Cavan last Sunday.

Speaking after the win, Barry O’Connor said: “We are delighted with the result. Oisin is coming to join our team full-time in April replacing Philip McGuane who has taken the next step in his career by joining my good friend Beat Mandli’s group of riders.