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Former point-to-point riders presented with golden opportunity on the track

Gerri Colombe and Jordan Gainford return after winning the Faugheen Novice Chase at Limerick
Gerri Colombe and Jordan Gainford return after winning the Faugheen Novice Chase at LimerickCredit: David Keane (racingpost.com/photos)

Hot on the heels of Michael O’Sullivan three weeks earlier, Jordan Gainford became the latest jockey with a recent background in the point-to-point sphere to enjoy a breakthrough Grade 1 success when partnering Gordon Elliott’s Gerri Colombe to victory in the Faugheen Novice Chase at Limerick on St Stephen’s Day.

It was fitting that the Wexford jockey’s initial Grade 1 winning mount was, like himself, a graduate of Colin Bowe’s Milestone Stables pointing academy, with the multiple champion handler having played a significant part in the 21-year-old’s grounding in the sport.

After 11 point-to-point wins, Gainford switched to the professional ranks in February 2021 as point-to-pointing was shut down for a second successive year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. His impact on the track was immediate.

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