Remarkable pair set record for victories between the flags

Carl Evans surveys the British point-to-point scene

Kruzhlinin, seen here clearing the Chair in the 2014 Grand National, has also been successful in British and Irish pointsCredit: Alex Livesey

Two remarkable horses from have broken the record for wins in a point-to-point season in Ireland.

The ten-year-old mare Longhouse Music recorded her 13th victory from 15 starts when winning at Kinsale on Saturday, but 24 hours later, on the final day of the Irish season at Ballingarry in County Tipperary, Kruzhlinin matched her tally on his 17th start. Kruzhlinin began his racing career in British point-to-points, winning one of two races for Worcestershire’s Zoe Hammond before selling at Doncaster and proving a very useful chaser in the colours of Paul and Clare Rooney.

He and Longhouse Music had already smashed the Irish pointing record of eight wins in one season, and their scores also lowered the British best of 12 wins by Boy Bumble (1974), Little Fleur (1978) and Brunico (1992).

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Published on 6 June 2019inFeatures

Last updated 15:48, 6 June 2019

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