IT was great to see four locally-trained winners at the Route point-to-point outside Portrush on Saturday but there was only one elsewhere on Sunday when, as expected, much of the focus was on Downpatrick.

Stuart Crawford brought two newcomers to the Ballymacad meeting in Oldcastle. Miss Master, who won the opening Goffs Punchestown Sale four-year-old mares’ maiden, and Largy Dart who pulled up before the last in the following Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale four-year-old geldings’ maiden. Both British-bred runners were ridden by Stephen Connor.