Tag: Arkle
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The page of history turns in bid to Folly Master(s)
A nondescript handicap, curtain raiser to a mundane midweek card with a €6,000 cut to the winner is unlikely to remain in the minds of many for long. Yet it provided a moment of history. The turning of a page. Beginning the next chapter in the most glorious anthology in the history of Irish sport.…
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Selections for Navan – Mar. 2nd 2024
1.35: WELCOME BACK – EW – (JORDAN GAINFORD/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.10: INSTANT TENDANCE (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.40: EL CAPITAINE – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/TOM DREAPER) 3.15: SPECIAL CADEAUX (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.48: SPILLANE’S TOWER (MARK WALSH/JIMMY MANGAN) 4.23: ASH TREE MEADOW (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.58: INTERSKY SUNSET (SHANE FITZGERALD/DECLAN QUEALLY)
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He’s only gone and done it again
It’s hard to know which is the most surprising, that the bookies let Lord Lariat go off at 40/1, or that yours truly forgot to put a few bob thereon having had the pleasure of spending an evening in the company of the steed’s wonderful trainer, Dermot McLoughlin. Sometimes though, it’s not about the punting.…
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Keeping it local – a key part of the Boylesports Irish Grand National story
They say home is where the heart is. Seldom if ever has an adage been more applicable than in the case of the Boylesports Irish Grand National, the 150th incarnation of which was launched in Dunboyne Castle Hotel this evening. Just think of some of the names associated with Ireland’s greatest race. The Moore family,…
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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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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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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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Paths crossed in poignant healing
One of the greatest things garnered from 11 years on the Executive Committee of St Peter’s, Dunboyne were the friendships formed with people from nearly every club in the county. And plenty outside of Meath as well. Now read on… Yes, there are a few clubs in particular with which special affinity will forever be…
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McLoughlin Freewheels to local success
Before this corner was properly attuned to the goings on in racing, one of the first times I was at a racecourse was to see the Jim Dreaper-trained Carvills Hill run at Naas. Our main reason for being there was that my sister Anna was good friends with Pauline O’Connor. Now, Pauline’s late, great father…