GINA Andrews and Tom Ellis were back in their more usual surroundings of the point-to-point field at the weekend and added to their seasonal tallies when combining for single wins at Mollington on Saturday and at Barbury racecourse the following afternoon.

At the North Warwickshire Club meeting on Saturday, the couple landed the five-runner restricted with the 1/2 favourite Every Minute who was one of four Irish-bred winners on the six-race card.

The six-year-old gelding is by Yeats who became much better-known as a sire shortly afterwards when the Emmet Mullins-trained Noble Yeats landed the Randox Grand National under Sam Waley-Cohen who retires with 102 point-to-point wins to his credit.

There were doubles for rider Dale Peters and trainer David Kemp with the former landing the two-and-a-half-mile four- and five-year-old maiden on the newcomer Byorderofthecourt, who he trains.

The 7/4 favourite is a 2018 gelding by Court Cave out of the Shernazar mare Lucky Hand. Kemp brought his double up in the concluding older horses maiden with the Luke Scott-ridden Ballinagore, a seven-year-old Milan gelding.

Hornby Castle

One of the best-supported meetings over the weekend, in terms of runners, was that at Hornby Castle where Jack Teal, who is sidelined through injury from riding, saddled three winners including the Jack Power-ridden Desjay in the restricted.

John Dawson completed a double in the concluding three-mile maiden on the Cherry Coward-owned and -trained Fascinating Rhythm who was having his fourth start. The four-year-old Bobby’s Kitten gelding is out of the Sadler’s Wells mare Eminencia.

There were five Irish-bred winners and very small fields at High Easter where there was one walkover. There were training doubles for James Owen and Gerald Bailey, both supplying rider Alex Chadwick with one of his three winners which included the seven-year-old Salutino gelding Salute The King who was previously trained here by Michael Goff.

There were training doubles on Sunday for Francesca Poste and James Ridley at Andoversford, where the six-race card included one walkover and three matches, and for Luke Price and Tim Underwood at Penshurst where there was one walkover, two matches and a largest field of four runners.

Charlie Sprake rode two winners at Dunsmore where Will Biddick and Darren Edwards were also on the mark. Edwards landed the three-mile maiden on the Dean Summersby-trained Jetmeoutofhere, one of four Irish-bred winners on the six-race card.

The 2016 Jet Away gelding was previously trained here by Brendan Doyle.

Barbury

Half of the six races at Barbury racecourse were won by Irish-bred horses including Mystic Man who landed the Tattersalls Cheltenham four- and five-year-old maiden over two and a half-miles.

Ridden by Ben Bromley and trained by Phil Rowley, the 2017 Sageburg gelding, who is out of the Alderbrook mare Mystic Cherry, finished third on the first of his two starts here last season for the Denis Murphy yard.

Gina Andrews and Tom Ellis claimed the mares’ maiden over the same trip with the British-bred Misstree Song, an eight-year-old bay by Librettist.

Easter is usually a very busy time for British point-to-pointing and still is despite the fact that there is one meeting less than scheduled as the Ashford Valley Tickham fixture at Charing, which should be taking place today, was cancelled due to a lack of entries.

At time of writing, there are still six meetings on today, none tomorrow, Easter Sunday, with nine point-to-points due to be staged on Bank Holiday Monday.

Some people would have started their extended weekend by attending yesterday’s Essex and Sussex fixture at Higham.