Life And Sport From An Armchair View
1.50: YEATS STAR (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.25: BUKHILL (EAMONN FITZGERALD (7)/PETER FAHEY) 3.00: FASSBENDER (PHILIP BYRNES (5)/MARK MCNIFF) 3.35: KANSAS CITY STAR (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy seldom leave Downpatrick without a winner 4.10: ACROSS THE OCEAN - EW - (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 4.45: JENNY FLEX (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.20: STEPS MATCH... Continue Reading →
2.15: GONE FOR TEA - EW - (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/PETER FAHEY) 2.50: FASSBENDER - EW - (PHILIP ENRIGHT/MARK MCNIFF) 3.25: MORRICONE (DANNY MULLINS/MAGS MULLINS) Danny Mullins could be the man to follow up north today 4.00: SEA MUSIC (DANNY MULLINS/EMMET MULLINS) 4.35: CHELSEAS FRIEND - EW - (MICHAEL O'CONNOR (3)/JOHN HANLON) 5.10: GALI FLIGHT - EW... Continue Reading →
2.10: FORTUNA FAVENTE (MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN/BARRY CONNELL) 2.40: AN MHI (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.10: G'WAN TADGH - EW - (MARK MCDONAGH (5)/EDDIE O'GRADY) 3.40: HOWAYA C D AND E (KEITH DONOGHUE/GERRY KEANE) Gerry Keane's horses have been in fine form as the trainer recovers from serious injury 4.10: GENTLE AND KIND (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.40:... Continue Reading →
2.40: GAYE WINNIE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.15: THE FOLKES TIARA (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.50: SOVEREIGN DUKE - EW - (JODY MCGARVEY/JOHN HANLON) 4.25: FOXFIRE GLOW (MARK WALSH/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.00: CHARLIE LUCIANO (LIAM MCKENNA (5)/NOEL MEADE) Charlie Luciano (green and gold) has played a blinder for Noel Meade this summer 5.35: NUTTORIDGE - EW -... Continue Reading →
5.00: ECO PETE - EW - (BEN HARVEY (5)/JOHN MCCONNELL) 5.30: I DON'T GET IT - EW - (MICHAEL O'CONNOR (5)/NEIL MCCLUSKEY) 6.05: LATEST MODEL - EW - (SHANE FENELON (4*)/JOHN HANLON) 6.40: KILBALLYOWEN (DEREK O'CONNOR/TONY MARTIN) 7.15: TRUE OR FALSE - EW - (HARRY SWAN (5)/DENIS MCNAMARA) If Patrick Mullins is to be challenged... Continue Reading →
1.57: GENERAL MAXIMUS (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.32: NONBINDING (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.07: BALLINLOUGH GALE - EW - (PADDY O'HANLON (5)/PAT MARTIN) 3.42: SAM'S CHOICE (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.17: APPIAN WAY - W/O FAV - (JACK FOLEY/CHARLES O'BRIEN) 4.50: ROOM TO ROAM - EW - (SIMON TORRENS/JOHN MCCONNELL) 5.20: GLEN AVA (JJ SLEVIN/IAN JARDINE, IN GB)
'Form lines' is a phrase often deployed in horse racing. Generally in reference to competing steeds who have crossed paths previously. It tends, also, to be put to use in team sports where two entities develop a rivalry over time. The line's appearance here has nothing to do with either of the examples utilised thus... Continue Reading →
2.30: TRENDY LADY (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.00: WILD SHOT (TOM REILLY (7)/JOHN MCCONNELL) 3.30: SHANNON GRAY - EW - (RICHIE DEEGAN/EOIN MCCARTHY) 4.00: MOTOWN MAGGIE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.30: REXEM (SIMON TORRENS/JOHN MCCONNELL) 5.00: I DONT GET IT - EW - (GEAROID BROUDER (5)/NEIL MCCLUSKEY) Jockey and Trainer Gearoid Brouder 5.30: NOTTODAYBOBO (HARRY SWAN... Continue Reading →
3.10: DOUGLAS DC (JORDAN GAINFORD/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.45: TRENDY LADY (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) Rachael makes the long trip for a couple of good chances 4.20: CLONDAW BERTIE (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.50: GOOD MAN TURK - EW - (KEITH DONOGHUE/MATTHEW SMITH) 5.22: ANOTHER CHOICE (PAUL TOWNEND/MATTHEW SMITH) 5.52: ALICE OBYRNE - EW - (DARRAGH O'KEEFFE/DAVID... Continue Reading →
5.05: WEE WILLIE NAIL (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.35: YAMATO - EW - (BRIAN HAYES/JOHN MCCONNELL) 6.10: LILY LIGHTFOOT (NICHOLAS TERRASSIN/E&P HARTY) 6.45: WEST BREEZE - EW - (LUKE DEMPSEY/MICK WINTERS) 7.20: GRANGECLARE NATIVE (BARRY BROWNE/OLIVER MCKIERNAN) 7.55: HANDY HEADON (BEN HARVEY (7)/DAVID CHRISTIE) 8.25: JUMPING SUSIE - EW - (BEN HARVEY (7)/JOHN MCCONNELL)