CO Cork-born Brian Harding, who partnered One Man to victory in the 1998 Champion Chase at Cheltenham, saddled his first point-to-point runner, and winner, at a very wet Alnwick on Sunday.

One of five Irish-bred winners on the seven-race card, the Lyall Hodgins-ridden Senor Lombardy, who was a 5/1 shot, made all to land the opening conditions’ race by 10 lengths from the 6/4 favourite, Roderick Random.