POINT-to-point handler and pre-trainer Ian McCarthy recorded his second racecourse success as a trainer on Thursday, where his Fountain House (3/1) warmed up for the Punchestown festival by landing Thurles’ Racing Again March 15th Maiden Hunters Chase.

Held up in mid-field by jockey Eoin Mahon, the five-time point-to-point winner improved to lead at the third-last and stayed well to beat Asphalt Cowboy by four lengths.