HANDLER Jonathan Fogarty brought himself to the attentions of a wider audience at Sunday’s Killinick Harriers meeting in Lingstown, as he saddled an initial career hat-trick at his local course from just three runners throughout the course of the afternoon.

All three of Fogarty’s Gaynestown Stud Partnership-owned winners were partnered by Barry Stone, with the duo’s middle success coming courtesy of exciting debutant Sine Qua Non (5/4 - 6/4 favourite) in the first division of the four-year-old geldings’ maiden.

The Masked Marvel-sired Sine Qua Non tracked King Song in second spot until moving to the front at the sixth of the 14 obstacles. The winning French-bred appeared to have all of his rivals in trouble, after turning in to face the climb to the second-last and, from there, the victorious bay gained 48 lengths over the only other finisher, Loaded And Locked.

Be under no illusion, this was a particularly visually-impressive performance from Sine Qua Non and the €90,000 Goffs Arkle sale graduate will more than likely be seen in new colours when running again.

“That was savage, his homework has always been very good and he’ll now be sold,” said Fogarty of Sine Qua Non, a brother to two winners, including Listed placed French hurdler, Fast Vision.

Hat-trick

The Fogarty/Stone three-timer was completed by another debutant Kindly Prince (evens - 5/4 favourite) in the second division of this same event.

Similarly a French-bred, the eye-filling Kindly Prince hit the front on the descent to four out and he held a six-length advantage over Khafre and Len before the second-last.

The latter pair were unable to make an impression on the winning son of Great Pretender from this penultimate obstacle, as the €100,000 acquisition at the 2022 Arqana summer sale forged clear to dismiss Khafre by 16 lengths. Len, having erred at the final fence when in second spot, returned a further two lengths adrift in third.

“He’s a mighty horse that has just needed time and his homework has always been very good,” the handler remarked of Kindly Prince, who was then added to this evening’s Goffs UK sale after racing at Newbury.

Fogarty and Stone initially combined to collect the four-year-old mares’ maiden with Umma House runner-up Jenny France (evens - 5/4 favourite), much to the dismay of the five bookmakers present. Jenny France disputed the running virtually throughout and she stormed clear from the second-last to dismiss newcomer Queensworthy by 14 lengths.

“We’ve always liked her and she was just a bit green the first day in Umma House,” reported Fogarty of the Walk In The Park-sired Jenny France, a €52,000 Goffs Arkle sale graduate and whose dam Jennys Surprise won seven races in addition to being placed in a Listed chase in Britain.

Fountain House and Eoin Mahon (yellow) on their way to winning the banks race \ Healy Racing

IAN McCarthy’s Fountain House (3/1 - 9/2) has blossomed into a cracking performer and last season’s Ladies Cup runner-up posted his third success of this autumn campaign in the nomination race run over the banks course.

Also successful at Loughrea and Damma House in recent weeks, Fountain House was having just a second outing in cross-country races here and he stylishly moved ever closer for regular partner Eoin Mahon by going third over the double bank seven out.

The triumphant six-year-old assumed command after the fourth-last of the 27 obstacles and he then kept long-time leader Knockiel Synge at bay in the closing stages to score by two and a half lengths.

“He’s not a horse for real heavy ground and we’ll put him away with a view to coming back in the spring for the Punchestown festival,” said handler McCarthy of his wife Nicki’s Fountain House.

Proceedings closed with a deserved success for Courtown-based owner/trainer/breeder Patrick Doyle’s Sir Ollie (5/2 - 7/2) in the six-year-old and upwards maiden.

Sir Ollie, having finished second on two occasions last term, led from the sixth-fence and Bertie Finn’s mount was left well clear when the challenging Highway Skyline departed two out. At the post, Sir Ollie had 16 lengths to spare over the mare Glenetty.

“I ride him out myself some of the time and he’s a stronger horse this year,” said Doyle of Sir Ollie, who is now likely to contest a winners’ race.

Jackpot Cauveliere making an impressive debut under Stephen Connor winning by 20 lengths \ Healy Racing

STUART Crawford saddled Jackpot Cauveliere (4/1 - 6/1) to make a taking winning debut in the five-year-old geldings’ maiden, a race that the Larne-based handler also took 12 months ago with another newcomer in Sawdust.

The patiently-ridden Jackpot Cauveliere moved through to pick up the running under a confident Stephen Connor approaching two out and the winning son of Kamsin then bounded clear to contain Ashtown Park by 20 lengths.

“I had him ready to run in Loughanmore as a spring four-year-old, but at the last minute, I ran Jasmin Doux [2024 Cheltenham festival bumper winner] instead. My horses were not quite right last season and he didn’t get to run then either,” reported Crawford of Jackpot Cauveliere, whom he shares with Sean McIlroy from Dromara. Jackpot Cauveliere will now be offered at this evening’s sale after racing in Newbury.

Colin Bowe’s Bobbi With An I (4/1 - 5/1) atoned for pulling up on her initial outing at Castletown-Geoghegan in early October by coming home as she pleased in the five-year-old mares’ maiden.

Sent to the front by Jack Hendrick approaching two out, the imposing daughter of Kapgarde defeated long-time leader Justlikejessejames by 40 lengths in the familiar Milestone Bloodstock Ltd silks.

Horse to Follow

Highway Skyline (S. Roche): Having fallen on his return at the final fence last month, when destined for success, he was once again deserted by lady luck in the six-year-old and upwards maiden, as he unseated two out. The son of Ocovango will surely open his account after Christmas.