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Tag: Gigginstown House Stud

  • Smashing the glass ceiling with the passing of the baton

    Smashing the glass ceiling with the passing of the baton

    The first jumps meeting of the season at Fairyhouse, usually in early October, is generally when the racing radar in this seat really becomes hyper sensitive. That isn’t to say one wouldn’t be attuned to goings on prior to that date. Just that the fixture in question is generally the cue for things to ratchet…

  • Selections for Fairyhouse – April. 5th 2021

    Selections for Fairyhouse – April. 5th 2021

    2.05: BIG KING – EW – (MARK BOLGER/BARRY CONNELL 2.40: TEAHUPOO (ROBBIE POWER/DENISE FOSTER*) 3.15: KLASSY KAY – EW – (CONOR MCNAMARA (3)/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.50: STORMY IRELAND – EW – (A. N. OTHER/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.20: FAKIR D’OUDAIRIES (MARK WALSH/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.00: RUN WILD FRED (JACK KENNEDY/DENISE FOSTER*) 5.40: CHAVI ARTIST – EW – (SEAN O’KEEFFE/TOM…

  • Selections for Cork – April 4th 2021

    Selections for Cork – April 4th 2021

    1.30: BATTLE OF BENBURB – EW – (PATRICK O’BRIEN (7)/GAVIN CROMWELL) 2.00: THE WEST AWAITS (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.30: PETIT MOUCHOIR (JORDAN GAINFORD (7)/DENISE FOSTER*) 3.00: THE VERY MAN (JORDAN GAINFORD (7)/DENISE FOSTER*) 3.30: CASTLEBROOK W/O FAV (DEREK O’CONNOR/JIMMY MANGAN) 4.05: DE NAME ESCAPES ME – EW – (DENIS O’REGAN/NOEL MEADE) 4.35: AINT THAT A…

  • DriveThru Sports Show – Ep. 16 (Cheltenham Festival 2021 – Day 4)

    Another astounding afternoon for the dynamic duo that are Henry de Bromhead and Irish racing’s leading lady, Rachael Blackmore. The pair combined to land the Mares Novice Hurdle with Tellmesomethinggirl with the amazing Tipperary lady also taking off with the Ryanair Chase for Willie Mullins aboard Allaho. Can she land the biggest of all on…

  • DriveThru Sports Show – Ep. 15 (Cheltenham Festival Day 3 2021)

    Today was all about the wonderful stories the Cheltenham can throw up, between the great Tiger Roll recording a remarkable fifth Festival success while an even more remarkable story was that of the Paul Hennessy trained Heaven Help Us. Kilkenny’s Hennessy is much more synonymous with the the Greyhound Racing scene – where winning owner…

  • Selections for Down Royal – Mar. 17th 2021

    1.00: PONT DU GARD (LUKE DEMPSEY/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 1.35: HESTHEWON – EW – (MCHAEL STENSON/GAVIN CROMWELL) 2.10: SHANROE (JOHNNY BARRY (5)/KARL THORNTON) 2.45: THE GUNNER MURPHY (LUKE DEMPSEY/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.20: TOUT EST PERMIS (EOIN WALSH (5)/NOEL MEADE) 3.55: COMPLETE SIZING (JAMIE CODD/JIM DREAPER) 4.10: HIDDEN HARMONY – EW – (HARRY SWAN (7)/DENIS HOGAN)

  • DriveThru Sports Show – Ep. 13 (Cheltenham 2021 Day 1)

    After an enforced spell on the sidelines from video production, it was great to be back behind the camera today. Here, I take a look at the opening salvo of the best week’s sporting action of this or any year, the Cheltenham Festival. The Unibet Champion Hurdle tops the bill, with Epatante defending her crown.…

  • Selections for Navan – Mar. 13th 2021

    1.40: COQUILINO (MARK WALSH/DENISE FOSTER*) 2.10: GANDY MAN (PHILIP ENRIGHT/MOUSE MORRIS) 2.45: JIVING JERRY – EW – (JORDAN GAINFORD (4)**/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.20: BORN PATRIOT – EW – (KEVIN SEXTON/PETER FAHEY) 3.55: DALY TIGER (SEAN FLANAGAN/NOEL MEADE) 4.30: EUROBOT – EW – (EOIN WALSH (5)/NOEL MEADE) 5.05: DONKEY YEARS – EW – (CONOR MCNAMARA (3)/ERIC MCNAMARA)…

  • Selections for Thurles – Mar. 11th 2021

    2.30: PRESENTING MEGAN (JONATHAN MOORE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.05: SAINT BENEDICT (HARRY SWAN (7)/ENDA BOLGER) 3.40: FORTUNE STREET – EW – (JORDAN GAINFORD (7)/ PAUL NOLAN) 4.15: KRICKETT – EW – (TREVOR RYAN (5)/WILLIE AUSTIN) 4.45: DIRECT FIRE (JORDAN GAINFORD (7)/DENISE FOSTER*) 5.15: LOW LIE THE FIELDS (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.45: DEPLOY THE GETAWAY (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE…

  • The last man who never made a mistake was crucified on a Good Friday – there was no need for a replay

    Many of you will know by now that I was assigned a new care company a few weeks ago. Well, it is a great relief and absolute pleasure to reveal that the change of ‘stables’ has been akin to winning the Lotto. Not only because some of the ‘new’ team were in fact not that…