WHILE Mary McCann’s racing interests on Saturday were centred on the Fermanagh hunt point-to-point at Castle Irvine, Necarne, the second day of the November meeting at Cheltenham was the focus of former show jumper Danielle McSorley and family in Newcastle, Co Dublin.

And they too had something to celebrate as last season’s Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle winner Banbridge recorded his second chase success on his second start over fences when justifying 11/8 favouritism in the Grade 2 From The Horses Mouth Podcast Arkle Trophy Trial Novices Chase under J.J. Slevin.