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Early signs tentatively encouraging but the older horses are a real concern

He's back! Samcro returns to winning ways in emphatic style on his Tinahely point-to-point return under Barry O'Neill
He's back! Samcro returns to winning ways in emphatic style on his Tinahely point-to-point return under Barry O'Neill

As we enter the fourth weekend of the new season, the early prognosis could be viewed with either a glass half empty or half full attitude.

Field sizes have unquestionably been small for the season’s first five fixtures leading to a somewhat pedestrian opening salvo.

Of the five cards, only last Sunday’s Shillelagh & District fixture at Tinahely broke the 40-runner mark in what has been one of the most low-key starts to a point-to-point season.

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