Heres stats for ye

Irish Point to Pointers accounted for 1 in every 6 runners at Cheltenham.

1 in every 6 winners was once an Irish Point to Pointer

Irish Pointers enjoyed :

Four Winners

Seven seconds

Six Thirds and

Four Fourths

In total 73 former Irish Pointers competed at Cheltenham this week.

Of the 73 former pointers 26 of them finished in the first 5 35%.

16 winners were ridden by riders who had once ridden in Point to Points

All four Championship races were won by riders who once rode at some point in Irish Point to Points

Irish Field Champions Davy Russell and Derek O’Connor both scored two winners apiece

Former GAIN Novice Champion Andrew Lynch also scored two winners

All the placings were filled by Irish Pointers in the Sun Alliance chase giving plenty of depth in future chasing talent.   

Since 1994 in the last eighteen runnings of the Cheltenham Gold Cup there have been only three renewals which did NOT have an Irish Point to Pointer in the first four. Denman second this year.

LIST OF IRISH POINTERS

AL FEROF (FR)2m  R Walsh Paul Nicholls   1st
BENSALEM     3m  Robert Thornton   Alan King   1st
FIRST LIEUTENANT 2m 5f D N Russell M F Morris 1st
ZEMSKY    3m 2f Mr Derek O'Connor  I R Ferguson 1st
PEDDLERS CROSS 2m   Jason Maguire     Donald McCain 2nd
FINIAN'S RAINBOW 2m   Barry Geraghty   Nicky Henderson 2nd
JESSIES DREAM   3m   Timmy Murphy Gordon Elliott 2nd
DESTROYER DEPLOYED (GB) 2m   Aidan Coleman Tim Vaughan 2nd
WISHFULL THINKING (GB)  2m 4f  Richard Johnson  Philip Hobbs 2nd
MOSSLEY  3m  A P McCoy  Nicky Henderson 2nd
DENMAN  3m 2f    Sam Thomas  Paul Nicholls 2nd
REALT DUBH  2m   P Carberry   Noel Meade   3rd
A NEW STORY 3m 7f   A P Heskin  Michael Hourigan  3rd
WAYWARD PRINCE (GB) 3m   A P McCoy Ian Williams 3rd
BE THERE IN FIVE   4m Mr S Waley-Cohen Nicky Henderson 3
BEAUTIFUL SOUND    2m 5f  D N Russell  Gordon Elliott 3
OSCAR DELTA    3m 2f    Mr D Murphy  James Joseph Mangan 3
MAGNANIMITY   3m   D N Russell D T Hughes 4
ALFA BEAT   4m Mr R P McNamara C Byrnes 4
CROSS KENNON    3m  Alan O'Keeffe  Jennie Candlish 4
ON THE FRINGE    3m 2f    Mr J T McNamara  E Bolger 4
DEFINITY     2m 4f     R Walsh   Paul Nicholls   5
MASTER OF THE HALL   3m   Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 5
SOME TARGET   4m Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins 5
KILCREA KIM    3m  Richard Johnson  Philip Hobbs 5
KAUTO RELKO (FR)  2m 4f    Peter Carberry  Rachel Hobbs 5
RATHLIN (GB)   2m     Jason Maguire   P J Rothwell   6
SONA SASTA   4m Mr J J Codd David Pipe 6
MINELLA CLASS   2m 5f Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 6
ANOTHER JEWEL 3m 7f   J L Cullen  Denis Paul Murphy   7
AIKMAN  2m 5f Harry Haynes James Ewart 7
MR CRACKER  2m 4f  D N Russell  Michael Hourigan 7
OUR ISLAND  3m  Tom Scudamore  Tim Vaughan 7
PANDORAMA    3m 2f P Carberry  Noel Meade 7
ON BORROWED WINGS   2m 4f  Daryl Jacob   Alan Fleming   8
CARLAS DREAM   4m Mr B O'Neill Denis Paul Murphy 8
COOTEHILL   2m 4f  Paddy Brennan  Nigel Twiston-Davies 8
BIBLE LORD  2m 5f  Nick Scholfield  Andy Turnell 8
TARABLAZE (GB) 3m  Tom O'Brien  Philip Hobbs 9
TEAFORTHREE  3m  Aidan Coleman  Rebecca Curtis 9
SHOEGAZER  2m 4f    C O'Farrell  David Pipe 9
LORD NELLERIE (FR) 3m 7f   Miss Evanna McCutcheon   David Peter Nagle   10
ARABELLA BOY  4m Miss N Carberry E Bolger 10
STAR NEUVILLE (FR) 2m  A P McCoy John Joseph Hanlon 10
WOLF MOON     3m Tom Scudamore   Martin Keighley   11
FRENEYS WELL (GB) 3m 7f   P Carberry   E Bolger   11
CALL THE POLICE 2m 5f R Walsh W P Mullins 11
SADDLERS STORM  3m 1f Mr Derek O'Connor  A J Martin 11
MICHEAL FLIPS  3m  Nick Scholfield  Andy Turnell 12
CHARTREUX (FR)  3m  Tom Scudamore  David Pipe 13
SILVER GYPSY     2m 4f   Sean Quinlan   Kim Baile 14
MR MOONSHINE    3m  Henry Oliver  Sue Smith 22
GREAT ENDEAVOUR     3m     Timmy Murphy   David Pipe   F
QUEL ESPRIT (FR) 3m   P Townend W P Mullins F
FOR NON STOP   2m 5f Daryl Jacob Nick Williams F
JETNOVA    3m  Robert Thornton  Alan King F
DESCRIPTION    3m 2f    Miss C Ewart  Mrs Jenny Gordon F
GRAND LAHOU (FR)  2m    Mr Tom David  Tim Vaughan F
L'AMI (FR)   3m 7f   Mr J T McNamara   E Bolger   PU
OSCAR BAY     3m 7f   Hadden Frost   James Frost   PU
CAPTAIN AMERICO   4m Mr A T Duff James Ewart PU
ON HIS OWN   4m Mr O Greenall Howard Johnson PU
MR GARDNER    2m 4f  Barry Geraghty  Nicky Henderson PU
BREEDSBREEZE  2m 5f   Nick Scholfield   Paul Nicholls PU
BURREN LEGEND 3m 1f  Mr T J Cannon  Richard Rowe PU
JOIN TOGETHER 3m  R Walsh  Paul Nicholls PU
MOONLIGHT DRIVE 3m  Graham Lee  John Quinn PU
IMPERIAL COMMANDER 3m 2f Paddy Brennan  Nigel Twiston-Davies PU
JOAACI    3m 2f Mr R Hawkins  Mrs P J Shaw PU
ONE COOL COOKIE  3m 7f   D N Russell   C F Swan   ro
RAZOR ROYALE 3m  Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies   UR
ADAMS ISLAND 3m  Aodhagan Conlon   Rebecca Curtis   UR
HERONS WELL (GB)  3m 2f    Mr Josh Halley  Rebecca Curtis UR