PORTER’S Saddlery, Dungarvan, was our venue with the Kilkenny Foxhounds last Friday. Saturday would be their normal day but, to avoid a clash with racing at Gowran Park, they wisely brought their meet forward to Friday, hunting it as a bye-day.

Google had to be consulted as to the location, because I associated Dungarvan with the popular seaside town in Waterford. However, our venue was in the heart of Kilkenny, approximately half an hour from the city and not far from Gowran.