POINT-to-point followers from the Northern region were always good supporters of the Louth Foxhounds’ meeting at Tallanstown and last Sunday remained loyal to at the hunt’s new venue of Bellurgan Park on the Carlingford road out of Dundalk.

Noel McParlan initiated a double when landing the open with the odds-on favourite Quiet Account, trained for his delighted owner Frances Savage by Colin McBratney.