Proven quality across all age categories highlights need for strong prize-money

It is now widely accepted point-to-point racing in Ireland has reached a level far above that of yesteryear.

Four-year-old maiden races very much lead the way, but five-year-old maiden races also produce their share of high-class performers and even open lightweights have reached new heights.

What is perhaps not quite so well understood however, is the progression of the lesser maidens in the pointing sphere. By the very nature of their status as older maidens, they are not expected to produce the same level of subsequent track performers as their younger equivalents, but the success they are creating is not insignificant in its own right and shows how there are no longer any easy races to be won at the moment.