ANNAGHMORE on Saturday benefitted from some generous sponsorship from Mick Welling of the Camden Stud, breeding ground of many of the game’s stars. The track put on a fair card, but still struggles to attract paying patrons.

The irrepressible Walter Stewart told The Irish Field in the close season that he had persevered for two years at that stage with Porterstown Courage. The American-bred went some way to repaying that faith when he took a competitive looking nine-horse final.