THE 2020/2021 point-to-point season began on Saturday last as the Ormond Hunt Foxhounds staged an autumn fixture for the first time since 2013. Held behind closed doors, an eight-race card at the Ballingarry venue served notice of the veritable feast of competitive action which lies ahead for point-to-point enthusiasts over the coming months.

Jockey James Walsh was in double form at the Co Tipperary venue, claiming the opening four-year-old mares’ maiden aboard the Michael Kenny-owned Saratoga Lass.