THE late-season fare at Portmarnock has traditionally been the most competitive racing of the year. The Black Horse Juvenile meeting held over Saturday and Sunday last did not disappoint.

On the track there was a smattering of English raiders, this always opens the betting up a bit. Happily, the raiders won three races. Rhyds Scoundrel in the two-year-old colts, and Curly Du Layon in a leg of the All-Ireland series, kept local fans happy.