Karl Hedley reviews the big races from over the sea

As we head into the winter months, the action over hurdles and fences really begins to heat up all over Ireland. Limerick staged a fascinating card, the highlight of which was the Munster National. Prior to that, though, Cask Mate overcame a lengthy layoff as he ran out an easy winner of the Patrickswell Maiden Hurdle. A winner of a bumper at Ballinrobe, the Noel Meade-trained gelding finished second on his next four starts over flights, the last of which came at Leopardstown on St Stephen’s Day of 2017.Despite this spell o...