Tag: CHELTENHAM
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Would You Like To Buy My Books?
Over the last couple of years I have written and published two books – “Heroics And Heartache” and ” Rolling Down Memory Lane”. Details about both and how you can purchase them are contained within.
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Jack De Bromhead – R. I. P.
For many of us, sport consumes and envelopes so much of our lives that it can be very easy, and dangerous, to lose sight of the fact that it is just that. Only Sport. The shot that looked over but was waved wide, the putt which circled the hole but lipped out or the punt…
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Selections for Wexford – Sept. 3rd 2022
2.10: MAGICAL ZOE (CONOR BRASSIL (2)*/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.45: RED STRIKER – EW – (DARRAGH O’KEEFE/ANDY MCNAMARA) 3.20: MARY MEEHAN (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.55: ELUSIVE SEA (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.30: RAMBRANITJAC – W/O FAV – (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.05: FILON DOUDARIES (MARK WALSH/SHANE BRODERICK) 5.35: LESSOFDNEGATIVITY – EW – (PADDY O’HANLON (5)/ANDY MCNAMARA)
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Selections for Galway – July 25th 2022
5.10: HMS SEAHORSE (SEAN O’KEEFFE/PAUL NOLAN) 5.40: PUNTERS POET – EW – (BRYAN COOPER/MATTHEW SMITH) 6.10: TIVERTON (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 6.40: WINTERWATCH – EW – (AINE O’CONNOR (5)/HARRY FRY, IN GB) 7.15: DAIRERIN (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 7.50: WAR CORRESPONDENT – EW – (BILLY LEE/RAY CODY) 8.20: THISSONGISFORYOU (DEREK O’CONNOR/EMMET MULLINS)
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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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CHELTENHAM 2022 – THE FINAL FLING
JCB TRIUMPH HURDLE FIL DOR* First to stake his claim in this division, rattling off a hat-trick between October and Christmas. Trainer has a notable record in the race Ground versatile But has 3 lengths to make up on likely Fav. PIED PIPER* Finished half a length up on Vauban on first start for both …
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Cheltenham 2022 – Day 3
Thankfully Facile Vega certainly lived up to his billing and name, when turning what looked like a minefield of a Bumper into a hack canter. On ground which would even suit, so we can only dream of what’s to come. Thus allowing to top and tail the card with the day’s selections. TURNERS NOVICES CHASE …
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CHELTENHAM 2022 – Day 2
Firstly ladies and gentlemen, my profuse apologies, due to technology being a complete pain in the backside, I am unable to bring you a video preview but I hope the below will suffice. Hopefully, also, some of ye made a few bob today on BRAZIL, 10/1, BLUE LORD (3RD, 13/2 when advised) and the incomparable…
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Sports Wordle No. 17
There was a song and dance made out of this Cheltenham legend… https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=zoerwm
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Cheltenham 2022 – Day 1 Preview
Please take a while to have a look at my thoughts on Day 1 of the four most wonderful days sport of the year. https://youtu.be/XpOTxb2KSy4