Queen of Point-to-Points Heads for Roscommon Media Queen, sent up by Robert Tyner to land a gamble at Loughanmore back in April before going on to win another two point-to-points for Derek O'Connor's uncle, Charlie Moore from Kilworth, returns to racing under Rules at Roscommon tomorrow when Davy Russell will ride her for Donie Hassett in the Tote Phone Bet 1850 238 669 Handicap Hurdle. The plan for the eight-year-old was to go back over hurdles and she did win at this discipline when under the care of Denis Ahern, scoring in a two mile three furlong novice handicap hurdle at Limerick in November 2006. At the 30th annual point-to-point awards at White's Hotel in Wexford on June 13th Media Queen picked up the 2008/09 accolade for being the highest rated mare of the season. She received a rating of 104 and this was based on her three open wins, she beat French Fashion in a mares open and she then beat geldings at Taylorstown and Dawstown. She won on both the northern and southern circuits. She was one of only eleven mares to beat geldings this season in winners and open races a feat she achieved twice. Hassett said on Monday afternoon: "We have her since the point-to-points were over. She is dropping back to two miles and she'd be happier over two and a half but she got balloted from a race over that trip there today. On the soft ground over two though she should be alright. "She'll run well definitely but I'd be happier if it was two and a half miles. If she'd got in today I'd have been a lot happier."
