THE first point-to-point in the Northern region for the 2023/’24 season takes place on Saturday, October 7th, when the Mid Antrim Hunt will kick off the local campaign at Toomebridge.

Owners and handlers are reminded that if they wish to have a runner at this fixture they must first lodge a hunters’ certificate for each horse at the office of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, at the Curragh, by close of business on Monday, September 18th.