YELLOWFORD Farm never saw a horse until Frank Motherway yielded to the pang of desire to have an involvement in the East Cork point-to-point scene. So, in 1972 he bought a mare but when she got injured, he decided to breed from her and see what happened.

More than 40 years of “tipping away” outside Killeagh have seen Motherway establish a thriving family business, marking him out amongst the most knowledgeable horse traders as a man to keep on the right side of.