Tag: Drakensberg

  • A town divided in celebration!

    A town divided in celebration!

    After the euphoria conveyed in the last offering in this space relating to Dunboyne’s victory in the Junior Hurling Championship, in a way, this is chapter two of the same story. Initially, one had felt quite low at Act II coming to fruition. Not out of bitterness or begrudgery, just because of feeling removed from…

  • Selections for Dundalk – Mar. 23rd 2022

    Selections for Dundalk – Mar. 23rd 2022

    5.00: AJAX TAVERN (COLIN KEANE/JAMES MCAULEY) 5.30: HIGHTOWN HEIGHTS (COLIN KEANE/JAMES MCAULEY) 6.00: RAZDAN (ROBERT WHEARTY (7)/CHRIS TIMMONS) 6.30: RIPS DREAM (JAKE COEN (7)/PAT FLYNN) 7.00: INCRIMINATION (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 7.30: NORTH WIND – EW – (SEAMIE HEFFERNAN/MUIRDEACH KELLY) 8.00: CHERRY BLOOM – EW –(BILLY LEE/GILLIAN SCOTT) 8.30: HARBANAKER – EW – (GARY CARROLL/GAVIN CROMWELL)

  • Home comforts see Silver shine up well

    Home comforts see Silver shine up well

    Old sayings generally came about for a reason. ‘Horses for courses’ was definitely the most applicable one in this locality yesterday as the Mulvany’s Bar Syndicate enjoyed another good day in Fairyhouse when Sil Ver Klass was a cosy winner of the Handicap Chase on the card under Bryan Cooper. The syndicate, made up of…

  • Selections for Dundalk – Feb. 12th 2021

    4.00: BLUE CABOCHON (CHRIS HAYES/FOZZY STACK) 4.30: MELLIFEROUS (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.00: MAKE THE SWITCH – EW – (SAM EWING (7)/JOHN MCCONNELL) 5.30: GRANDMASTER FLASH (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 6.00: MAJOR POWER (SHANE CROSSE/EDDIE LYNAM) 6.30: SLADE RUNNER (SAM EWING (2)*/KIERAN COTTER) 7.00: SIDESHOW BOB (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/SHEILA LAVERY) 7.30: DEVILS OUTLAW (DECLAN. MCDONOGH/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) *RACE…

  • DriveThru Sports Weekly – Ep. 5

    This week’s episode was a few days in the making, due to the volume of sporting action to get through. From more encouragement for the Meath senior footballers, great results for my two favourite horse trainers and new stars emerging in Irish rugby circles as they left themselves in with a chance of claiming the…

  • Keane and Foley both score as it’s horses for courses

    There are racecourses which, due to their unique nuances, take getting to know. Galway, Downpatrick, Sligo and Bellewstown are just some such in Ireland. Akin to Epsom, Chester, York, Cartmel and Aintree in Britain. Dundalk Stadium merits inclusion in a similar bracket. Most obviously because it’s Ireland’s only All Weather course. Equally though due to…