Tag: Darragh O’Keeffe
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Highs, lows and just enough of a pull on the heart strings
Noel Meade? Gordon? Or push the boat out and go for Willie? Yes lads and lassies, as only it can, the Cheltenham Festival has planted the seed of wanting to have a horse trained in Ireland again. The heart and soul has always said if the opportunity arose, it would be to Noel in Castletown.…
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Selections for Thurles – Oct. 16th 2025
2.12: GANGSTER GRANNY – EW – (DONAGH MEYLER/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 2.47: WING BACK – EW – (SEAN O’KEEFFE/SAM CURLING) 3.22: LAMBAY ISLAND (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.55: TSAVO PARK (PADDY HANLON (7)/JOHN HANLON) 4.27: RUN FOR OSCAR (PHILIP BYRNES/CHARLES BYRNES) 5.00: LADIES WELL – EW – (CIAN QUIRKE/ANDY SLATTERY)
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Selections for Listowel – Sept. 27th 2025
2.10: BLUE WATERS (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.45: CAMALETTA VEGA (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.20: SYSKO (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.55: CORKBEG – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (7)/HARRY KELLY) 4.30: ANTRIM COAST (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.05: PRIDE OF PLACE – EW – (JOSH HALFORD (7)/ENDA BOLGER) 5.40: THE DANNY FEELING – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (7)/TERENCE O’BRIEN)
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Selections for Leopardstown – Feb. 1st 2025
1.15: WINGMAN – EW – (DANNY GILLIGAN/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.50: SAINTE LUCIE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.25: CUSTOM TAYLOR – EW – (CIAN QUIRKE (5)/DECLAN QUEALLY) 2.55: MAJBOROUGH (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.30: GALLOPIN DES CHAMPS (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.05: INDIANA JONES – EW – (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/MICHAEL MORRIS) 4.35: COLCANNON (DEREK O’CONNOR/NOEL MEADE)
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Selections for Limerick – Dec. 26th 2024
12.25: LINCOLN DE SEUIL (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.58: AUTOPORTRAIT – EW – (GAVIN BROUDER (3)/MICHAEL MORRIS) 1.33: THE BIG WESTERNER (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.08: MILLSTREAM LADY – EW – (CONOR MCNAMARA/ERIC MCNAMARA) 2.40: RELEASE THE BEAST (JORDAN GAINFORD/PAUL NOLAN) 3.15: CAHIRDOWN BOY – EW – (CONOR MCNAMARA/ERIC MCNAMARA) 3.50: UFORIA (JAMES HENDRICKS (7)/PAUL NOLAN)
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Selections for Tramore – Nov. 26th 2024
12.45: DOWNMEXICOWAY (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.15: THEGREATNUDIE – EW – (SEAN FLANAGAN/COLIN BOWE) 1.50: ONEFORTHEDITCH (PETER SMITHERS (7)/EAMONN GALLAGHER) 2.20: DANESFORTHMAYFLY – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/BILLY LANNIGAN) 2.50: JOUSTER (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.20: C’EST RIEN – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/TOM MULLINS) 3.50: SORTUDO (JODY TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS)
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Selections for Thurles – Nov. 21st 2024
12.35: JIGORO (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.05: RICKY LANGFORD – EW – (SIMON TORRENS/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 1.35: MINELLA SIXO (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.05: GROOVYKINDALOVE (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.40: STOWAWAY LASS – EW – (CIAN QUIRKE (5)/SAM CURLING) 3.14: SAN AER – EW – (CHARLIE MULLINS (7)/TOM MULLINS) 3.44: JACOBS LADDER (HARRY SWAN (3)/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Selections for Killarney – Jul. 19th 2024
1.55: INSPIRE HOPE (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.30: WOULDYA (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.05: WINNING SMUT (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/MICHAEL HOURIGAN) 3.40: EXTRAPOLATION (DANNY MULLINS/JOHN O’BRIEN) 4.15: SOLITARY MAN (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/ENDA BOLGER) 4.50: RISING DUST – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/MICHAEL HOURIGAN) 5.25: SAVANTE (JIMMY O’ROURKE (7)/COLM MURPHY)
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Selections for Clonmel – Feb. 16th 2023
1.05: FEDDANS (CONOR MAXWELL/JOHN O’CALLAGHAN) 1.40: CAPTAINS NEPHEW – EW – (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 2.15: HIDDENVALLEY LAKE (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.50: MAHLER COVE – EW – (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/JIMMY MANGAN) 3.25: CROWSATETHEAPPLETART – EW – (EOIN WALSH (5)/MICK WINTERS) 4.00: LOVELY REACTION (CHARLIE MULLINS (7)/TOM MULLINS) 4.30: GOLF MARIN (KEVIN SEXTON/TONY MARTIN) 5.00: CONNA COTTAGE…
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The old saying is actually the wrong way around
Anyone who thinks top level sportspeople don’t teeter on the brink of acceptability and sometimes topple over it most likely still has the Tooth Fairy on Speed Dial. That is not to condone those who go too far – even within the bounds of allowing for stretching things – but trying to convince oneself it…