The 2011 Cheltenham Festival winner of the Jewson Novices Chase, Noble Prince, put in a brilliant round of jumping in the Open Lightweight Race at the point-to-point in Ballinaboola, Co. Wexford, this afternoon to score by five lengths for owner and jockey, Gerry Spain, who is a pharmacist from Thurles.

The 11 year old is trained by Paul Nolan, near Enniscorthy.

Today’s winners were as follows;

Arctic Tack Stud 5 Year Old Geldings Maiden Race of €800; 1^st, Mrs G. Hourigan’s Delsuionofgrandeur, (Ger Hourigan), Jamie Codd. 5 lengths, 3 lengths. 10 ran.

Tattersalls Ireland 5 & 6 Year Old Mares Maiden Race of €800; 1^st, Alexandria Gardner’s Yes I Did, (Pierce Power), Jamie Codd. Neck, 15 lengths. 12 ran.

Nolan Transport 6 Year Old Geldings Maiden Race of €800; 1^st, Four Boyoes Syndicate’s Fair Quest, (Michael Murphy), Mark Scallan. 15 lengths, 3 lengths. 19 ran.

Slaney Foods Winner of Three Race of €1,000; 1^st, Barry Connell’s Court Frontier, (Alan Fleming), J.J. Fitzpatrick. 3.5 lengths, 10 lengths. 10 ran.

Ballywalter Farms Open Lightweight Race of €800; 1^st, Gerard Spain’s Noble Prince, (Paul Nolan),G.A. Spain. 5 lengths, 4 lengths. 7 ran.

Mythen Construction Maiden Race for 7 Year Olds and Upwards of €800, (Division 1), 1^st, Exors of the late Larry Doyle’s Always Dreaming, (Darragh Brennan), Barry O’Neill. 1 length, 12 lengths. 11 ran. (Division 2), 1^st, Brendan Keeshan’s Biddy’s  Dream, (Willie Austin), Damien Skehan. 10 lengths, 0.5 lengths. 11 ran.

Detailed report and full results in THE WEXFORD ECHO which is on sale from Tuesday morning.