THE Belfast-headquartered agri technology company Devenish, well-known among the point-to-point fraternity for hosting the hugely successful meeting at Dowth Hall, was among the sponsors at Fairyhouse on Monday.

Although denied an exciting finish to their Grade 2 chase when a challenging Doctor Phoenix fell at the second last fence, the firm did receive plenty of publicity as An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, was among those in the parade-ring where the Willie Mullins-trained Un De Sceaux was greeted by the many members of the O’Connell family.