Tag: Darragh O’Keeffe
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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…
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Selections for Punchestown – Nov. 29th 2022
11.45: GET MY DRIFT (MARK WALSH/MICHAEL MORRIS) 12.15: LADY MCCABE – EW – (AMBROSE MCCURTIN/MARTIN FITZGERALD) 12.50: HUNTERS YARN (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.25: TIMMY TUESDAY (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.55: FALCON EIGHT (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/DERMOT WELD) 2.25: HALSAFARI – EW – (CIAN QUIRKE (7)/MICHAEL BOWE) 2.55: SANDOR CLEGANE (SEAN O’KEEFFE/PAUL NOLAN) 3.25: PENNY JAR – EW –…
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Selections for Cork – Nov. 20th 2022
12.00: IRISH POINT (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 12.30: ITSWHATUNITESUS (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.05: ALL WALKS OF LIFE – EW – (CHARLIE O’DWYER (4*)/MICHAEL HOURIGAN) 1.40: THOUSAND TEARS – EW – (CONOR CLARKE (7)/EMMET MULLINS) 2.15: MARTHA DEVINE (SEAN O’KEEFFE/PAUL NOLAN) 2.50: TELLMESOMETHINGGIRL (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.25: KILDORRERY – EW – (SHANE O’CALLAGHAN (7)/TED WALSH)
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Cheltenham 2022 – Day 1 Preview
Please take a while to have a look at my thoughts on Day 1 of the four most wonderful days sport of the year. https://youtu.be/XpOTxb2KSy4
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A welcome victory against the grain
With what felt like the flick of a switch, the world was declared normal again. Or a version thereof. Or what passes for it now. However. just in case I’d the slightest idea of slipping back into some form of routine, the glorious nuisance that is Cellulitis decided to pay an unscheduled and completely unwanted…
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Selections for Naas – Jan. 2nd 2021
12.30: JEREMY’S FLAME (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 1.00: BLUE LORD (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.35: ARAHECAN (DYLAN ROBINSON/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.10: WHATDEAWANT (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.45: BRONN (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.20: NEVER OFF DUTY – EW – (SHANE FITZGERALD (2)*/ROBERT TYNER) 3.50: DOUGLAS DC (JAMIE CODD/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Selections for Punchestown – Nov. 23rd 2021
12.00: INDIANA JONES (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/MOUSE MORRIS) 12.30: LAUGHING TRIX – EW – (PADDY O’HANLON (7)/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 1.30: BEN SIEGEL – EW – (BRYAN COOPER/NOEL MEADE) 1.35: GRAND JURY (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.05: THE NAME’S JOCK – W/O FAV – (DENIS O’REGAN/JOHN KIELY) 2.35: HUNTERS YARN (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.05: A DIFFERENT WORLD (MARK WALSH/MARTIN…
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Selections for Gowran – Nov. 20th 2021
12.00: BOB OLINGER (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 12.30: SHE’S SOME ROLL (LUKE DEMPSEY/GAVIN CROMWELL) 1.03: FAN DE BLUES (BRYAN COOPER/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.38: RAJSALAD – EW – (RICKY DOYLE/CONOR O’DWYER) 2.13: DARK VOYAGER (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.48: LAKE CHAD (MIKEY HAMILL (3)/PHILIP FENTON) 3.23: INFLUENTIAL LADY – EW – (CATHAL LANDERS/JIMMY BARCOE)
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Selections for Galway Oct. 23rd 2021
1.20: POWERFUL KIERAN (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 1.52: EXPLOSIVE BOY – EW – (BRYAN COOPER/TONY MARTIN) 2.27: ROBINNIA (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.02: GORTMILLISH – EW – (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.37: JIVING JERRY – EW – (CATHAL LANDERS/JIMMY BARCOE) 4.10: COURTING VICKIE – EW – (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/JIMMY BARCOE) 4.45: NOBLE BIRTH (JAMIE CODD/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Selections for Cork Oct. 17th 2021
1.20: FRONTIER GENERAL (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.55: PERFECT ATTITUDE (BRYAN COOPER/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.30: NOT SO SIMPLE – EW – (JJ SLEVIN/NORMAN LEE) 3.05: THEBELLSOFSHANDON – EW – (JAMIE HAYES (7)/MOUSE MORRIS) 3.40: BUSSELTOWN (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 4.15: ABBEY MAGIC (SEAN FLANAGAN/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.50: SUAIN NA DRAOIOCHT – EW – (RAY BARRON (7)/CHARLES BYRNES)