Category: RACING
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Snow ploughs at the ready…
There was a time, thankfully many moons ago now, that yours truly gave considerable consideration to seeing what the darker side of the tracks had to offer. No doubt a large cohort of people will be horrified by the mere thought. Now read on… Wheelchair or not, the desire to fit in with my peers […]
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Time for the others to show there Power as the Pup bows out
BREAKING NEWS Grand National and Gold Cup winning jockey, Robbie Power from Moynalvey, has announced he will retire from race riding at the end of tomorrow (Friday) evening’s card at Punchestown. The son of former champion show jumper Captain Con Power, the man affectionately know as Puppy first came to prominence when partnering the Gordon […]
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Waley-Cohen goes out in the most fitting way
Life and/or sport generally don’t do fairytales but, in an almost ironic way, when they do, they often choose the Aintree Grand National as the stage for a heart warming tale. Now read on… Think of Bob Champion overcoming cancer to claim the great race, or father and son combinations like Paul and Tommy Carberry […]
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Big two dominate during a great weekend for Royal racers
The clip of Johnny Murtagh’s Champs Elysees rattling home to score during Champions Weekend at Leopardstown is still fresh in the memory. There was nobody but the trainer and his wife Orla in stand celebrating a milestone success for the Cortown man. Seagulls were the only competition they might have had for a spot. As […]
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A welcome victory against the grain
With what felt like the flick of a switch, the world was declared normal again. Or a version thereof. Or what passes for it now. However. just in case I’d the slightest idea of slipping back into some form of routine, the glorious nuisance that is Cellulitis decided to pay an unscheduled and completely unwanted […]