WITH the earlier interruptions to the season, most owners and handlers are still hoping that they have winners galore on their hands and are just waiting for them to prove themselves between the flags.

Some, however, may have already decided that their charges are not going to win a point-to-point and looking for opportunities outside racing. While there has been much interest in racehorse to riding horse classes in recent years, a dedicated performance competition for thoroughbreds is being staged this season in the Stepping Stones to Success League organised by Wexford’s Orla Roche and her husband Pat Peare.