TWO weekend winners who are worth keeping a close eye on are Spinningayarn and Kiss Will. The first of these is an Irish-bred son of Order of St George (Galileo), while Kiss Will is a son of the Polish-bred Tunis (Estejo). Both are five-year-olds.

Spinningayarn was a name that I first became aware of at the recent Goffs December National Hunt Sale. This was after I went to talk to the purchasers of a filly foal, Tony and Roger O’Callaghan of Tally-Ho Stud, and Timmy Hillman of Castledillon Stud. She has just cost €43,000, and was Ballyconnor House’s filly by Santiago (Authorized) out of the four-time winner Floral Spinner (Alflora). The dam’s victories were gained in two bumpers and a pair of hurdle races, and her first two foals had won point-to-points. One of these, Spinningayarn, had joined Gordon Elliott.