Tag: Jim Dreaper
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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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Selections for Wexford – Apr. 1st 2021
4.00: CHIRICAHUA (BRYAN COOPER/PAUL NOLAN) 4.30: COMEDAYGODAY (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 5.00: RAJSALAD (CHARLIE O’DWYER (7)/CONOR O’DWYER) 5.30: KAPARD (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 6.00: BEN DUNDEE (KEITH DONOGHUE/ANDY LYNCH) 6.30: FOUR COUNTRY ROADS (MARK MCDONAGH (7)/BRIAN MCMAHON) 7.00: MR BERCOW (KEITH DONOGHUE/JIM DREAPER)
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Sports Wordle No. 2
With the Cheltenham Festival only 15 days away, we’ve set you a challenge today to get you in the mood for the equine Olympics at Prestbury Park. https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=wfbop
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Selections for Clonmel – Dec. 2nd 2021
12.00: FAMEAFTERTHEGLORY (JAMIE CODD/GAVIN CROMWELL) 12.30: WHISKEYWEALTH (PHILIP ENRIGHT/EOGHAN O’GRADY) 1.00: SEFTON WARRIOR – EW – (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/JOHN HANLON) 1.30: PENCILFULOFLEAD (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.00: BROSNA ROCCO – EW – (PAUL CAWLEY (7)/SONNY CAREY) 2.30: EVEN FLIGHT (BRIAN HAYES/PHILIP FENTON) 3.00: RAILWAY HURRICANE – EW – (CONOR MAXWELL/GAVIN CROMWELL)
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Selections for Clonmel – Oct. 28th 2021
1.10: KILBARRY CHIANTI – EW – (SEAN O’KEEFFE/CON O’KEEFFE) 1.45: EVERLASTINGPROMISE (J. P. SHINNICK/ENDA BOLGER) 2.20: GUILY BILLY (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.55: LUCKY MAX – EW – (ROB JAMES (7)/SEAN DOYLE) 3.30: SASSY YET CLASSY – EW – (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.05: SAYCE GOLD (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/MICK WINTERS) 4.40: RICKY LANGFORD (JAMES O’SULLIVAN (5)/PHILIP ROTHWELL)
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Another of the ‘Dreaper Lads’ heads for the gallops above
No matter what one’s interests are in life, if they become a big enough part of your life, it moves away from the realm of pass time to something more significant. Then, if you happen to be blessed like me, it can be how you earn your few bob as well. I wouldn’t call it…
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Selections For Limerick – July 10th 2021
1.20: NERO ROCK (PHILIP ENRIGHT/MOUSE MORRIS) 1.55: SAMURAI CRACKER – W/O FAV – (RICHIE DEEGAN (5)/CAROLINE MCCALDIN) 2.30: TURNPIKE TRIP (KEVIN BROUDER/CATHAL BYRNES) 3.05: SHOPPING AROUND – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/JIM DREAPER) 3.40: TUNE THE CHELLO (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.15: LORD LARIAT – EW – (PADDY O’HANLON (7)/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 4.50: HELL ON EARTH (JORDAN…
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Time doesn’t stand still so the only option is to Move With It
The victory of Drumbear in the Downpatrick Bumper of March 21st hardly made any headlines. Even allowing for the continued ascent of the winning trainer John McConnell and rider Ben Harvey. But for another reason it was a seminal contest regarding the current state of Irish racing. Now read on… Finishing in sixth place that…
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Selections for Tipperary – May 6th 2021
4.20: AUBRETIA – EW – (LIAM MCKENNA (7)/COLM MURPHY) 4.55: SIBERIAN STAR – EW – (JAMES O’SULLIVAN (7)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 5.25: BOLBEC – EW – (JODY MCGARVEY/JOHN HANLON) 6.00: FRIARY ROCK (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/MOUSE MORRIS) 6.30: SLIABH MHUIRE LASS (DEREK O’CONNOR/GRAINNE O’CONNOR) 7.00: GOLDEN BIDAR (PATRICK MULLINS/TONY MULLINS) 7.30: THELASTHIGHKING (PATRICK MULLINS/JIM DREAPER)
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selections for tramore – apr. 19th 2021
4.05: ROMA DELIGHT (SHANE O’CALLAGHAN (7)/TED WALSH) 4.35: DON DIABLO (JACK KENNEDY/DENISE FOSTER*) 5.10: SANI PASS – EW – (HUGH MORGAN (5)/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.40: MR BERCOW (KEITH DONOGHUE/JIM DREAPER) 6.10: NO THANKS (KEITH DONOGHUE/MATT SMITH) 6.40: SCHOOL LANE (CONOR ORR (3)/LIAM LENNON) 7.10: WINGED LEADER (BARRY O’NEILL/DAVID CHRISTIE)