Tag: Gigginstown House Stud
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Racing’s revolving doors
‘Form lines’ is a phrase often deployed in horse racing. Generally in reference to competing steeds who have crossed paths previously. It tends, also, to be put to use in team sports where two entities develop a rivalry over time. The line’s appearance here has nothing to do with either of the examples utilised thus…
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Selections for Leopardstown – June 16th 2022
5.15: WITH LOVE (SEAMIE HEFFERNAN/KEVIN COLEMAN) 5.45: NOTFORALONGTIME – EW – (MARK ENRIGHT/LAURA HOURIGAN) 6.15: FOCUS REQUIRED – EW – (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/LUKE COMER) 6.50: MUDAMER (SCOTT MCCULLAGH (5)/KEVIN PRENDERGAST) 7.20: GOLDEN TICKET – EW – (RONAN WHELAN/ANDY OLIVER) 7.50: COMO PARK (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 8.20: HI STRANGER – EW – (JOHN GLEESON (7)/JOHN KIELY)
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Selections for Kilbeggan – June 5th 2022
2.05: CALL HER NOW (SHANE O’CALLAGHAN (4)*/LORNA FOWLER) 2.45: LEVEL NEVERENDING (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.20: DYCEY RYLEE – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/GILLIAN CALLAGHAN) 3.55: RUN LIKE FADA (GARY NOONAN (7)/EOIN MCCARTHY) 4.25: WATCH HOUSE CROSS – EW – (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.55: JACK HACKETT (MARK MCDONAGH (7)/CIARAN MURPHY) 5.25: UNCLE PHIL (JODY TOWNEND (5)/WILLIE…
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Selections for Clonmel – Apr. 14th 2022
4.15: GALLYHILL (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.50: MANITOPARK AA (KIERAN CALLAGHAN (7)/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.20: SHES SOME DOLL – EW – (BRIEN KANE (2)/GAVIN CROMWELL) 5.50: LIEUTENNANT HIGHWAY (NIALL MOORE (4)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 6.20: FANOIR (CHARLIE O’DWYER/CONOR O’DWYER) 6.50: GOOD MAN TURK (LIAM MCKENNA (7)/MATTHEW SMITH) 7.20: COOL SURVIVOR – EW – (HARRY SWAN (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Grand National Shortlist
Right people, time to step up to the oche and fire a few darts at the expedition that is the Aintree Grand National… SCHOOL BOY HOURS (SEAN FLANAGAN/NOEL MEADE, 18/1) Yes a sentimental pick on my part BUT he is quietly fancied on merit too. A proven stayer, Paddy Power winner at Christmas, was running…
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Selectlons for Down Royal – Mar. 17th 2022
1.55: WRECKING BALL PAUL (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.35: AUTUMN CRUSADE – EW – (DANNY HAND (4)/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 3.15: O’TOOLE (BEN CRAWFORD (7)/STUART CRAWFORD) 3.55: BIG DEBATES (PHILIP ENRIGHT/ROBERT TYNER) 4.35: SAMCRO (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.15: ASK D’MAN (DECLAN LAVERY (3)/DAVID CHRISTIE) 5.50: I AM SHADOW – EW – (EOIN O’BRIEN (7)/CIARAN MURPHY)
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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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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
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Selections for Navan – Feb. 22nd 2022
1.10: MUSIC OF TARA (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.45: LUNAR DISPLAY (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.20: LONGHOUSE POET – EW – (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/MARTIN BRASSIL) 2.55: UKNOWCARTY (JACK GILLIGAN (7)/PAUL GILLIGAN) 3.30: WESTY FOX – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/JIM DREAPER) 4.05: BEACON EDGE (SEAN FLANAGAN/NOEL MEADE) 4.40: AGENT BORU – EW – (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/TOM GIBNEY) 5.15: MADMANSGAME…
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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…