THE 2014/15 point-to-point season drew to a close on a very cold and wet June day which was more like the middle of winter. Jamie Codd was awarded the leading rider for the meeting, but due to his engagement in both the hunters chase and bumper at Listowel was not able to collect the award.

Codd left the track after he took the Goffs maiden race for four-year-olds aboard the Philip Dempsey trained Tara Gig. The chesnut son of Marienbard is out of an unraced half-sister to Tropical Lady, an eight time flat winner for Jim Bolger, he is also a half-brother to bumper winner Kilbarry Classic. Winning handler Dempsey commented: “He is a big racy sort, who will now be offered for sale.’’