Tag: Bryony Frost
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Those crying ‘Woke’ at latest historic Ladies First need a good poke
Just because you may be braced for an incoming negative occurrence doesn’t make the impact thereof any easier to absorb when it does hit. Trust me, as somebody who fell with walking aids and out of wheelchairs more times than I care to painfully remember, you can think you are as ready as you like,…
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Frost set for the French heat
In a development that might be – in one way – a tad surprising but in another shouldn’t be at all, Simon Munir and Isaac Souede have announced the appointment of Bryony Frost as retained rider of their National Hunt horses in France. 29-year-old Frost, who, has, for a long time been a key member…
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Hewick and The Shark strike a blow for the ordinary folk
New Years Day in 2005, and the concluding bumper threw up a local derby of sorts. In that the market was headed by the Tucker Geraghty trained, Jill Geraghty ridden All’s Rosie and Kilbreena. Trained by Des McDonogh for Dunboyne butcher Pat Macken. It may well have been around the same time that the Tom…
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Selections for Leopardstown – Feb. 5th 2022
1.05: GRAND JURY (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.35: FIL D’OR (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.10: RIVIERE DATEL (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.45: RIGHTPLACERIGHTTIME – EW – (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/EMMET MULLINS) 3.15: JADANLI – EW – (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.50: EXIT POLL – W/O FAV – (JACK FOLEY (5)/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 4.25: FACILE VEGA (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS)
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Think long and hard before throwing your hat in the ring
When you lose someone close to you, reminders of them can come from anywhere or anything. In my case, with da, it could be GAA on television, politics in the news or anything to do with farming or, most of all, horse racing. When something is as big a part of your life as racing…
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Selections for Down Royal – Oct. 30th 2021
1.05: FIL D’OR (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.40: MIGHTY POTTER (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.15: YAFORDADOE – EW – (LUKE DEMPSEY/GAVIN CROMWELL) 2.50: FRODON (BRYONY FROST/PAUL NICHOLLS, IN GB) 3.25: ENVOI ALLEN (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.00: MINDSMADEUP – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/MATTHEW SMITH) 4.35: AMERICAN MIKE (JAMIE CODD/GORDON ELLIOTT)