Stephen Magee Enjoys Hunt Race Win At Tyrella P2P

[caption id="attachment_47734" align="alignleft" width="390"] Antonenko and Iona Rose clear the last but it was Antonenko that romped home to beat As You Wish by a length in the Bluegrass Horse Feeds race fro 6-6 year old mares.[/caption]

STRANGFORD rider and trainer, Stephen Magee, followed in his father’s footsteps when landing the Hunt Race at the East Down point-to-pointxa0on Saturday writes Joe Kavanagh.xa0

His father, the late Joe Magee, regularly targetted the Tyrella race with success. Stephen has also xa0ridden the Hunt race winner several times and as forecast in Down News, News From Pascalxa0ridden by Noel McParlan proved the winner to reward supporters.

The going on the day was soft and there was no sign of the squally rain that ruined the last meeting a couple of weeks ago. But the strong wind was a factor that jockeys and horses had to deal with at the Tyrella P2P venue.

Wexford rider, Barry O’Neill rode a double xa0on Kiteney Wood and Antonenko before leaving to travel to Gowran Park to ride Davy From Milan in the hunterchase but was thwarted by half a length.

[caption id="attachment_47738" align="alignright" width="200"] Rider and trainer Stephen Magee.[/caption]

All-Ireland Champion rider, Derek O’Connor scored aboard Long House Hall while former Ulster Region Champion, Ben Crawford gained success on Chosen Dream for Templepatrick trainer,xa0Graham McKeever.

Ballyclare based owner/handler, Warren Ewing registered a winner with Ground Invasion while young rider, Brendan Brooks recorded a second career victory on Cluian Or in the finale winning easily after Garraheen Chief which was more than a fence in front fell at the penultimate fence leaving the winner an easy task to take the contest restricted to novice riders.

EAST DOWN POINT-TO-POINT RESULTS

FIRST RACE

1^stxa0xa0xa0xa0 Kiteney Woodxa0 [Barry O’Neill]xa0 7/2

2^ndxa0xa0xa0 Guerrilla Tactics

3^rdxa0xa0xa0xa0 Three Wise Men

4 – 2xa0 7 ran

[caption id="attachment_47735" align="alignright" width="350"] Kiteney Wood ridden by Barry O’Neill won the Debbison Cemmercials race for four year olds.[/caption]

SECOND RACE

1^stxa0xa0xa0 Antonenkoxa0 [Barry O’Neill]xa0 8/1

2^ndxa0 xa0xa0As You Wish

3^rdxa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Ice Princess

1 – 6xa0 14 ran

THIRD RACE – DIVISION ONE

1^stxa0xa0xa0xa0 Long House Hallxa0 [Derek O’Connor]xa0 10/1

2^ndxa0xa0xa0xa0 High In The Clouds

3^rdxa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Captain Carleton

6 – 1 ½xa0 14 ran

DIVISION TWO

1^stxa0xa0xa0 Ground Invasionxa0 [Ben Crawford]xa0 8/1

2^ndxa0xa0 xa0Big Kern

3^rdxa0xa0xa0xa0 Seacon Beg

[caption id="attachment_47736" align="alignright" width="370"] Long House Hall (winner), Captain Carleton and Eye of Horus neck in neck in the final charge up the home straight at the Tyrella P2P in the B section of the Albert Bartlett Maiden Race for 5-6 year olds geldings.[/caption]

2 ½ – 5xa0 13 ran

FOURTH RACE

1^stxa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Chosen Dreamxa0 [Jamie Codd]xa0 6/1

2^ndxa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Davyroy

3^rdxa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Mattara

¾ – 4xa0 13 ran

FIFTH RACE

1^stxa0xa0xa0xa0 News From Pascalxa0 [Noel McParlan]xa0 1/1 fav

2^ndxa0xa0xa0 Tight Times

1 ½ lengths – ONLY TWO FINISHED – 4 ran

SIXTH RACE

1^stxa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Cluain Orxa0 [ Brendan Brooks]

2^ndxa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Twisted Psychology

3^rdxa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Emmas Rainbow

8 – 4xa0 13 ran.