Irish Point to Point

We were saddened to hear of the passing of well-known and popular point-to-point owner Pat Coffey.

Pat was a dairy farmer, breeder, vendor, purchaser, owner, handler, an enthusiast and a gentleman. A kind and welcoming member of the point-to-point community he will be dearly missed.

Pat began riding half-bred’s and hunting when he was younger and having bred a few thoroughbreds and sold them on he gradually made his way into racing and was very much bitten by the bug.

Pat had seen racing from all sides from buying foals and stores to offering horses as a vendor at the sales. His passion was for racing enjoying to buy young horses and watch them progress through the point-to point fields to be sold onwards.

From this, he had a long association with Wexford handler Denis Murphy stretching back over ten years and together they produced some top notch performers through the years, such as Lough Derg Spirit who is now with Paul Nicholls and Drovers Lane who enjoyed success with Rebecca Curtis, whilst Murphy’s sister Bernie produced Ard Abhainn to win at Lingstown for Pat before being going on to win at the Punchestown Festival for Gordon Elliott.

On the track Pat held a restricted licence and enjoyed running horses he trained himself under rules from his home yard and his more recent successes included Definite Soldier and Barrys Jack.

Indeed he enjoyed a double at Huntingdon in 2014 with Davy Russell aboard Saddlers Deal and That’s A Fact.

In recent years, Pat overcame the tragic loss of his Nephew Patrick McCormack who lost his life in a farm accident in January 2018.

Pat and Patrick were extremely close and this loss was felt deeply by Pat. He took great pleasure out of watching Lough Derg Rose winning at Loughanmore back in March of 2018 as this was a mare young Patrick had picked out himself before he lost his life and the pair had intended bringing her along together.

She went on to win a second time at Tinahely after this maiden success. Indeed that day she won her maiden Coffey enjoyed a double as Norwegian Woods won a maiden half an hour later.

In all, Coffey enjoyed close to 50 winners in his own colours, an achievement he was immensely proud of.

Pat was based at Boulagloss Stables in Carrigwoher and lost his life in a tragic accident on Tuesday near Portroe in Tipperary.

At point-to-points each week we look forward to the return of all those who cannot be in the field each week and it will be a lonelier place this weekend knowing that Pat Coffey wont be returning to us.

He will be dearly missed by his partner Brid his family nieces and nephews whom he kept ponies for.

Below is a list of the horses that have carried Pat's green and yellow silks to success in the point-to-point fields.

Fixture Date	Course	Race Type	Horse Name	Handler	Rider
19/01/2020	Ballycrystal	5yo Geldings Maiden	THE BEES KNEES (IRE)	Colin Motherway	B Lawless
17/11/2019	Tinahely	Winner Of Two	HONEST EXCHANGE (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
27/10/2019	Dowth Hall	5yo Unplaced Maiden	RYANS FANCY (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	K Corrigan
20/10/2019	Tinahely	5yo Geldings Maiden	HONEST EXCHANGE (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
25/05/2019	Tralee	5yo Geldings Maiden	MASTERS VOICE (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
06/04/2019	Moira	5yo Geldings Maiden	THE MULCAIR (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	L J Murphy
10/03/2019	Lingstown	5yo Mares Maiden	ARD ABHAINN (IRE)	Bernadette A.K. Murphy	K Corrigan
21/10/2018	Tinahely	Mares Winner Of One	LOUGH DERG ROSE (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
01/04/2018	Castletown-Geoghegan	5yo Geldings Maiden	ARCTIC ROAD (GB)	Denis Paul Murphy	S Cavanagh
31/03/2018	Loughanmore	5yo Geldings Maiden	NORWEGIAN WOODS (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
31/03/2018	Loughanmore	5yo Mares Maiden	LOUGH DERG ROSE (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
13/05/2017	Necarne	4yo Geldings Maiden	GOOD MAN PAT (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
12/04/2017	Inch	4yo Geldings Maiden	TOSSAPENNY (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
09/04/2017	Belclare	5&6yo Mares Maiden	AYLEOOLA (IRE)	P.G. Coffey	B O Walsh
09/04/2017	Courtown	4yo Maiden	ACTIVE FORCE (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
11/12/2016	Borris House	6yo Maiden	BAROSSA PEARL (IRE)	P.G. Coffey	B O'Neill
30/10/2016	Dowth Hall	5yo Mares Maiden	MIDNIGHT WALK (IRE)	P.G. Coffey	B O'Neill
04/06/2016	Kinsale (2)	5yo Geldings Maiden	BETWEEN THE WATERS (IRE)	P.G. Coffey	J J Codd
29/05/2016	Inchydoney	5yo Geldings Maiden	THE PIPERS COTTAGE (IRE)	P.G. Coffey	J J Codd
22/05/2016	Dromahane	4yo Geldings Maiden	LOUGH DERG FARMER (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
14/05/2016	Necarne	4yo Geldings Maiden	DROVERS LANE (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
07/05/2016	Athlacca	4yo Geldings Maiden	LOUGH DERG SPIRIT (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
23/04/2016	Largy	4yo Geldings Maiden	NATTER JACK CROAK (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
17/04/2016	Loughrea	5&6yo Geldings Maiden	LOUGH DERG LEADER (IRE)	P.G. Coffey	S Clements
21/02/2016	Tinahely	5yo Geldings Maiden	LATE DATE (IRE)	P.G. Coffey	J J Codd
03/05/2015	Laurencetown	6yo Maiden	LOUGH DERG ISLAND (IRE)	P.G. Coffey	J J Codd
19/04/2015	Oldcastle	4yo Maiden	LISHEEN PRINCE (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
29/03/2015	Durrow	8yo Geldings Maiden	MAGS BILL (IRE)	P.G. Coffey	A J McNulty
13/04/2014	Oldcastle	5&6yo Geldings Maiden	LOUGH DERG WALK (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
05/04/2014	Toomebridge	5yo Geldings Maiden	WINTER WALK (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
30/03/2014	Monksgrange	4yo Geldings Maiden	JEWELOFTHEOCEAN (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
23/03/2014	Rathmorrissey	6yo Mares Maiden	ICE PRINCESS (IRE)	P.G. Coffey	Derek O'Connor
26/05/2013	Inchydoney	4yo Maiden	ONENIGHTINVIENNA (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J A Kinsella
25/05/2013	Tattersalls	5yo Mares Maiden	OVERNOVA (IRE)	P.G. Coffey	C Motherway
29/09/2012	Rathcannon	4yo Maiden	THE SKYFARMER (GB)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
05/02/2012	Bellharbour	4yo Maiden	CLASSICAL TWIST (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	M O'Connor
25/04/2011	Loughanmore	4yo Maiden	CAPTAIN KELLY (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	J J Codd
10/04/2011	Tallanstown	Winner Of One 4yo (Mdns Excl)	LOUGH DERG WAY (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	C Motherway
16/01/2011	Kilfeacle	5yo Geldings Maiden	CELTIC TWILIGHT (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	P Gahan
10/10/2010	Tinahely	4yo Maiden	LOUGH DERG WAY (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	S C Byrne
09/05/2010	Sligo	5yo Mares Maiden	CELTIC RUBY (IRE)	P.G. Coffey	J D O'Meara
27/09/2009	Rathcannon	5yo Geldings Maiden	MARSHALL MAY (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	S C Byrne
04/05/2009	Donore	5yo Mares Maiden	EVELLA (IRE)	Denis Paul Murphy	C Motherway
17/02/2007	Maralin	7yo Maiden	KINOCKAWN (IRE)	Claire Cannon	J J Ryan

News

UPCOMING FIXTURES

LEADERBOARDS

Point-to-Pointing mourns the death of Pat Coffey

Search News

MORE NEWS

Schooling at Boulta

Portrush winner Kovanis tops season-opening sale

INHSC Report | 10th November 2024