IT was a day of firsts on Sunday at Punchestown with Sorcha Woods and Lee Byrne both recording their first successes in the saddle, while Cian Collins sent out his first winner to add to the day’s celebrations.

The latter is himself a former jump jockey who rode 10 winners, and having only had to wait until his third ride to get off the mark at Wexford in 2015, he made an equally swift start to his new career, having only sent out his first runner at Lisronagh in November.