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Seven delclared for Joseph O'Reilly Hunter Chase

Following the cancellation of the final day of the Fairyhouse Easter meeting , the rescheduled meeting will now take place tomorrow and will stage the 2018 renewal of the Meath GAA Joseph R.O'Reilly hunters chase.
Wilcosdiana (pictured), who was the comfortable winner of the Cork hunters chase on Easter Monday, and will bid for her third success in this race category for her handler, Eugene O’Sullivan who won this race in 2015 with Drawn N Drank who is also declared in the race following his runner-up effort at Bellurgan Park on Sunday.
The daughter of Flemenesfirth was a winner twice this season at Rathcannon in October and again in the hunter chase at Cork in November and will partnered by her handler’s nephew Michael who was aboard her for her latest success.
The Declan Queally-trained Fenno’s Storm, who registered his first win under rules when he scored in the Tetratema Cup hunters chase at Gowran Park earlier in the month, is also amongst the declared runners.
A winner at Bandon at the end of February, Fenno’s Storm provided Queally with his 200th point-to-point winner in the saddle.
Venitien De Mai who was just half a length behind Fenno’s Storm at Gowran Park, is one of two runners representing the Jim Dreaper yard as he is also joined by Sizing Coal who was a convincing winner of the AtTheRaces hunter chase at Fairyhouse on his latest start, beating Rossvoss by eight lengths.
Former Grade one winner Felix Yonger, who was a dual Open winner last season, will make his hunter chase debut for the Colin McBratney team.
To view all the declarations for the race click here.
Faugheen 'the Machine' has returned to the winners' enclosure
with an impressive victory in the Grade 1 Stayers Hurdle at
Punchestown.
Racegoers will have a choice of meetings to attend this weekend
with five point-to-points taking place across the country.
The Denis Hickey-trained Buckie Cullen goes in search of a third
win of the season.
Click here to view the latest going report for this weekends
action at Taylorstown, Lisronagh, Monskgrange, Ballindenisk and
Stowlin.
Entries for the Downpatrick and Downroyal Hunter Chases close
next Monday the 30th April and Wednesday the 04th May.
Former Grade 1 winner Uxizandre will take on this years Aintree
Foxhunter Champion Balnaslow in the Champion Hunter Chase.
Goffs Punchestown sale takes place in the winners enclosure after
the last race at Punchestown tomorrow, Thursday 26th April.
There will be no schooling available after Portrush point to
point on Saturday 26th May.
Dubai Dandy has been runner-up on his last two starts and could
lose his maiden tag for the Edward Creighton yard.
The Stuart Crawford-trained Ratfacemcdougall enters the race off
the back of his success at Largy last weekend.
The Carlow native landed the biggest prize of his career in the
valuable Champion Bumper at Punchestown.
The pair further advertised point-to-point form by claiming
graded races on day two of the Punchestown Festival.
The Maralin point runner-up took his career earnings over the
half million mark in the Punchestown Gold Cup.
Next Destination claimed his second Grade 1 victory when taking
the Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.
13 UK point-to-points took place last weekend where there was an
incredible 40 former Irish Pointers in the winners enclosure.
Entries are now due for the 2018 Goffs UK Spring Horse in
Training and Point-to-Pointers Sale
The Moig South winner advertised the 4yo Maiden form by winning
the valuable prize a month after that success.
Conor Costello is the next generation of the Costello family to
enjoy success in the saddle following his win aboard Final Gift
at Dromahane on sunday.
The leading rider is set for a return to the saddle later in the
year following a number of months on the sidelines.
Lovely Citizen took the 1991 Cheltenham Foxhunters for the
O'Sullivan family.
The former Virgina Considine-trained gelding was a winner at the
Maryland Grand National meeting on Saturday.
The Hollinwell is in the spotlight for our new series on leading
pointers, past and present.
On Saturday April 28th Tipperay Foxhounds will host a Dog Show at
the Lisronagh point-to-point.
The inaugral Tattersalls Ireland May Store sale is a one day
select sale that takes place on the 15th May.
The Mid-Antrim (H) and Kilkenny (F) have both a change of venue
this Spring.
Kilbarry Lodge's Stud resident stallion Diamond Boy sired a
three-year-old bumper winner in France on Sunday.
The latest addition to P2P.ie is now available, which will allow
supporters to follow the declarations each weekend.
Our latest initiative to promote attendances at point-to-points
is now live.
Click here to view the 2018 Spring Point to Point fixture list
which has just been released.