OVER 10 years since he last rode in a point-to-point, Ian Donoghue made a belated return between the flags when he had two rides at Dowth Hall on Sunday.

A brother of Cheltenham Festival winning jockey Keith Donoghue, the elder sibling was last seen in action as a 17-year-old riding at Ballingarry in 2009, bringing to an end the first chapter of his career in point-to-points, one that included a Tallanstown success for top trainer Gordon Elliott.