BOBBY McCarthy at The Beeches Stud had a second weekend in a row to remember. A fortnight ago he was honoured by the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association for his lifetime commitment to the industry, while last weekend he bred two of the big race winners on the second day of the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown. It was a first and last race double for McCarthy with a pair of Flemensfirth (Alleged) fillies, Alletrix and Relegate, landing the Grade B Irish Stallion Farms EBF Paddy Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle and the Grade 2 Coolmore N.H. Sires Irish EBF Mares INH Flat Race respectively.

Victory for Alletrix was very timely for Ger Mackey who 48 hours later offered the winner’s Mahler (Galileo) three-year-old half-sister for sale at Goffs. Fenton Farms paid €10,000 for her. Alletrix, a bargain €15,000 Derby Sale buy, is the second foal and first winner for her dam Miracle Trix (Old Vic). She in turn is a half-sister to the Grade 2 Mildmay Novices’ Chase winner Aces Four (Fourstars Allstar) and this is a family that has a special association with the late Bunny Cox.