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The start of the new point-to-point season is now just a week away, with Toomebridge and Castletown-Geoghegan once again kickstarting the new campaign.
Online entry for both fixtures is now available, and entries will remain open until Tuesday, October 1st at 12 noon.
On Saturday, the Mid Antrim hunt card will feature a pair of four-year-old maiden races, with one race each for mares and geldings, and five of the six races programmed are maiden races. The sole exception to that is the Dennison JCB-backed winner-of-one contest.
13:00 4YO Mares Maiden
13:30 4YO Geldings Maiden
14:00 5YO Geldings Maiden
14:30 Winner of One
15:00 5YO & Upwards Mares Maiden
15:30 6YO & Upwards Geldings Maiden
Twenty-four hours later, attention will turn to Castletown-Geoghegan, with the Westmeath Foxhounds hosting the first open lightweight of the season, a race which is restricted to novice riders.
13:00 4YO Maiden
13:30 5&6YO Mares Maiden
14:00 Winner of Two
14:30 5&6YO Geldings Maiden
15:00 Open – Novice Riders
15:30 6YO & Upwards Maiden
To enter online, please click here.
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