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From one generation to the next - former star pointers still producing the goods
Chatham Street Lad, seen here winning at Cheltenham under Darragh O'Keeffe in 2020, could make his pointing debut at Ballindenisk on SundayCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)
A cursory glance across last weekend’s results will have provided a trip down memory lane for many long-term point-to-point followers.
For instance, the five-year-old geldings’ maiden at Lingstown on Sunday was won in battling fashion by the Daniel Murphy-trained James Jet, a Yeats gelding out of Givehertime.
James Jet and John Barry, near side, winning at Lingstown on Sunday
Flash forward 30 minutes and the popular banks race was another thrilling contest. which ultimately went the way of the John Walsh-trained Beneficial mare Loggan Lady, who is out of Loggan Lass.
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Eoghain WardPoint-to-point expert
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