OUR point-to-point columnist Eogháin Ward was in the hot seat for RTÉ Radio 1’s commentary on Saturday when he delivered the call for the Irish 2000 Guineas. Must have made a change for commentating on the banks race at Lingstown!

Eogháin has done RTÉ Radio commentaries before but this was his first classic.

He was joined in studio by Sally-Ann Grassick who could barely contain her excitement over Phoenix Of Spain’s success as Sally-Ann’s sister Cathy was bloodstock adviser to the late Cherry Faeste.

A DATE for your diary is Drogheda Memorial Fund Golf Classic day on Monday, July 1st (a non-racing day). The fund is for the relief of trainers and jockeys who need assistance. Killeen Castle is the venue at Dunsany, Co Meath. Registration is from 12.30pm, €1,000 is for a team of four, including dinner or you can sponsor a tee box for €150.

Contact Marianne Waters or Donal O’Shea on 045 445600.

THE Goffs team of Joey Cullen, Maurice Byrne, Frank Berry and Tom Cox successfully retained their crown at the RACE/Michael Kinane Golf Classic on the championship course at a sunny Moyvalley Hotel & Golf resort.

Goffs won six points from Dermot Desmond’s IIU team with Coolmore in third place and the Jockeys Association team of Ken Whelan, Bryan Cooper, Slippers Madden and Ricky Doyle winning a prize for the best performance on the front nine.