Tag: Envoi Allen
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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 Gowran Park – Sept. 30th 2023
2.15: ST FAZ – EW – (PHILIP ENRIGHT/EDDIE O’GRADY) 2.50: ZAIDI (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.25: AEGIRINE – EW – (MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN/EUGENE O’SULLIVAN) 4.00: RINGDUFFERIN – EW – (JORDAN GAINFORD/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.35: ENVOI ALLEN (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.10: A MERE BAGATELLE – EW – (SEAN FLANAGAN/JOHN HANLON) 5.45: FRANCISCAN ROCK (RICKY DOYLE/MICHAEL MORRIS)
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Fairyhouse off as weather causes further havoc
Today’s meeting at Fairyhouse was called off due to the Co Meath venue being unfit for racing. Though not a surprise, it’s another setback to whatever semblance of normalcy there remains to aid one’s circumnavigation of the big ball on which we reside during these present times. More than that, however, it’s a blow to…
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Selections for Punchestown – Jan. 17th 2021
12.50: ENVOI ALLEN (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.20: MAGIC TRICKS (MARK WALSH/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.50: COLONEL MUSTARD (CONOR ORR (3)/LORNA FOWLER) 2.20: LAUDERDALE LADY – EW – (TOMMY BRETT (7)/JOHN RYAN) 2.50: FAVORI LOGIQUE – EW – (BRIAN HAYES/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 3.20: IT’S ONLY A NUMBER (SIMON TORRENS/FRANCIS FLOOD) 3.50: FAIRLY LEGAL (DEREK O’CONNOR/ROBERT TYNER)
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Elliott’s superstar an exceptional Envoi for Irish racing
Over the past few months, since the outbreak of Covid-19, I have made no secret of the fact that the restrictions in and re-shaping of the world because of the virus have had a very substantial effect on yours truly. No secret was made of the fact that I didn’t exactly handle the situation well…
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Envoi the Elliott flag bearer among awesome artillery
Hopefully by now most of you will have seen my list of horses to follow https://boylantalkssport.com/2020/10/30/horses-to-follow-2020-21/ for the current National Hunt season. It’s the first time in a few years such a compilation was collated. One thing that hasn’t changed is that the most arduous task in this instance is eventually settling on what to…
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Selections for Down Royal – Oct. 30th 2020
12.40: FAROUK D’ALENE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.15: BRAVE WAY (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.50: ABRACADABRAS (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.25: SELECT OPPORTUNITY – EW – (CHRIS TIMMONS (3)/EDDIE CAWLEY) 3.00: ENVOI ALLEN (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.35: TIMOTEO – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.10: ANY GIVIN SUNDAY – EW – (PAT TAAFFE (7)/TOM TAAFFE)