IRISH RACING

Karl Hedley looks at some early winners in the jumps season

The jumps season proper has just got underway here in Ireland and we already have seen some exciting prospects for the season ahead. At the beginning of the month, we saw the consistent and likeable Raya Time get off the mark over hurdles at Clonmel.
This bold front-runner was always going to be popular given a string of placed efforts last season, but this was his first win since joining Henry De Bromhead. The ever-popular Rachel Blackmore had him in front from the get go and the combination put in a nea...