'She’s been showing up well' - Omaha Wish gets Donnchadh Doyle off the mark

Sunday: South Westmeath at Umma House

Donnchadh Doyle bided his time until Saturday’s Loughanmore fixture to send out his first runner of the season, and the 2015 joint-champion handler did not have to wait long to get on the scoreboard which came courtesy of Omaha Wish 24 hours later.

Purchased as a yearling for €17,000 at the Arqana sales, the Night Wish mare was taken to the front by Rob James in the Jim Derwin Equestrian four-year-old mares’ maiden, but she was forced out to pull out all the stops to fend off Paul Gibbons’ homebred Friars Island Lady.