Tag: Caldwell Construction
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Michael O’Sullivan – A Tribute
The following is just an observation rather than a boast – when working around racing as close as is the case here, very quickly jockeys, trainers and owners names become instantly recognisable. And then, every so often, a new name will appear that will necessitate a bit of research. Now read on… The most recent…
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Good doctor? Nutty Professor more like
The lunatics are trying to take over the asylum. Colm O’Rourke’s notions about splitting Dublin in two has finally been usurped as the most madcap, lampoonable sports proposal out there. By a doctor no less. Now read on… The man Matt Chapman of Sky Sports and ITV Racing described as “The Good Doctor” – Newland…
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Selections for Cheltenham 2023 – Day 4
1.30: LOSSIEMOUTH (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.10: PIED PIPER – EW – (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.50: FAVORI DU CHAMPDOU – EW – (JORDAN GAINFORD/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.30: GALLOPIN DES CHAMPS (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.10: CHRISS DREAM – EW – (MAXINE O’SULLIVAN (5)/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.50: IMPERVIOUS (BRIAN HAYES/COLM MURPHY) 5.30: NO ORDINARY JOE – EW – (LUCA…
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The foreseen, the unexpected and the downright emotional
Less than 24 hours before the commencement of this year’s Cheltenham Festival, this corner had no problem admitting that, in some ways, not a sh** was given about the action at Prestbury Park. Mitigating such misgivings, though, was the hope that the sound of the Cheltenham roar at the start of the first race would…
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Kennedy a major Festival doubt
Jack Kennedy has emerged as a serious doubt for this year’s Cheltenham Festival having sustained a significant leg injury following a fall from Top Bandit in a novice chase at Naas on Sunday. Gordon Elliott trains Top Bandit and he said the jockey faces being sidelined for the “Foreseeable future” owing to what is by…
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Selections for Punchestown – Dec. 19th 2022
12.40: ITSWHATUNITESUS (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.10: TIME MARCHES ON – EW – (KIEREN BUCKLEY/JAMES MOTHERWAY) 1.40: HARMONIYA MAKER (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.10: FURY ROAD – W/O FAV – (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.40: APPRECIATE IT (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.10: IT COULD BE YOU – EW – (JORDAN GAINFORD/TOM MULLINS) 3.40: BLIZZARD OF OZ (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS)
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Trusting your own judgement and reserving it on others
One of the perhaps lesser known drawbacks of dealing with depression, or indeed any mental health difficulty is the ferocity and rapidity with which it can decimate a body’s confidence. Conversely, it can then take millennia to rebuild. Thus, having got myself physically and mentally strong enough to go to the Fairyhouse Winter Festival, there…
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Selections for Navan – Nov. 27th 2022
12.20: TEKAO (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.50: SUMMER MELODY – EW – (PHILIP BYRNES (5)/CHARLES BYRNES) 1.20: AMERICAN MIKE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.50: JIVING JERRY – EW – (CATHAL LANDERS/JIMMY BARCOE) 2.20: A WAVE OF THE SEA – EW – (SIMON TORRENS/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.50: FIL D’OR (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.20: LILY DU BERLAIS (BEN CRAWFORD/STUART CRAWFORD)
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Selections for Naas – Nov. 12th 2022
11.50: ASHROE DIAMOND (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.20: GAOITH CHUIL – EW – (DENIS O’REGAN/TED WALSH) 12.55: FIL DOR (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.30: DUFFLE COAT – EW – (COREY MCGIVERN (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.05: GENTLEMAN DE MEE (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.40: THREE STRIPE LIFE (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.15: FAMEAFTERTHEGLORY – EW – (CONOR MAXWELL/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.50: HALKA…
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Selections for Punchestown – Oct. 11th 2022
1.45: SURAC – EW – (DARYL JACOB/RICHARD O’BRIEN) 2.20: FROM THE ASHES (PHILIP BYRNES (7)/CHARLES BYRNES) 2.55: ABRACADABRAS (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.30: COOL SURVIVOR (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.05: GAIUS – EW – (PHILIP BYRNES (7)/NOEL KELLY) 4.40: PUNTERS POET – EW – (BRYAN COOPER/MATTHEW SMITH) 5.10: MOLLY’S MANGO (JAMIE CODD/GORDON ELLIOTT)