Tag: British Horse Racing Authority
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Too much of a good thing devalues it
There are people, and you can count yours truly firmly among them, who, from the moment the Martin Pipe Hurdle is concluded, begin the countdown to the following season’s incarnation of the Cheltenham Festival. That will probably and hopefully eternally be the case. Forget about the trainers and jockeys and even the owners for a…
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Boylan Talks Podcast – March 11th 2022
My first Podcast in a ridiculous length of time, detailing my own mishaps, my thoughts on the situation in Ukraine from a sporting perspective and a quick look forward to the best and most important four days sport of the year.
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Contrite Elliott back in business
What is almost sixteen years ago now, Roger Loughran fell foul of racing’s Brains Trust by pulling up the Dessie Hughes trained Central House too early – mistaking the winning post – in a major race at Leopardstown. The Cortown man was subsequently banned for 14 days in the wake of the incident, but it…
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Selections for Punchestown – Sept. 14th 2021
1.30: RADIYKA (OISIN ORR/DERMOT WELD) 2.00: CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (SEAMIE HEFFERNAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 2.30: OH PURPLE REIGN – EW – (DECLAN MCDONOGH/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.03: SHERKIN ISLAND (COLIN KEANE/DERMOT WELD) 3.33: CHAMPION GREEN (WAYNE LORDAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 4.05: AURORA PRINCESS – EW – (BEN COEN/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 4.40: JAZZ DREAMERS – EW – (WILLIE BYRNE (7)/SEAMUS FAHEY) 5.15: SIDESHOW BOB –…
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Gordon and Gavin targeted in Panorama witch hunt
They say timing is everything. So it would be hard not to feel there was an ulterior motive at play with the timing of the broadcasting of the recent Panorama programme on BBC entitled Racing’s Dark Side. Coming as it did in the lead up to both Gordon Elliott’s return from suspension and the Galway…
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Selections for Clonmel – April 1st 2021
4.00: CAVALLINO (CONOR MCNAMARA/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.30: HUMBLE GLORY (JACK WILDMAN (7)/DENISE FOSTER*) 5.00: MISTER BUTLER (CATHAL LANDERS (5)/ROBBIE BURNS) 5.35: MOUNT MELLARY (MIKEY HAMILL (3)/JAMES MOTHERWAY) 6.05: REINE FEE (PETER CARBERRY/SHANE CRAWLEY) 6.35: MARSHALLED (SIMON TORRENS/PADRAIG ROCHE) 7.05: SHANTREUSSE (DEREK O’CONNOR/SAM CURLING)
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Selections for Navan – Mar. 22nd 2021
1.55: RISK FACTOR (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.25: AUCKLAND (DANNY MULLINS/TONY MULLINS) 2.55: COVENTRY (BRYAN COOPER/PAUL NOLAN) 3.25: BIGBADANDBEAUTIFUL (JACK KENNEDY/DENISE FOSTER*) 4.00: BOLD GETAWAY (JACK KENNEDY/DENISE FOSTER*) 4.30: GOLF MARIN (MARK WALSH/TONY MARTIN) 5.00: TECH TALK (KEITH DONOGHUE/JIM DREAPER)