Tag: Fairyhouse Winter Festival
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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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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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Selections for Fairyhouse – Nov. 29th 2020
12.00: THE CADDY ROSE – EW – (EOIN WALSH (5)/NOEL MEADE) 12.30: DRUIDS ALTER (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 1.05: BALLYADAM (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.35: ENVOI ALLEN (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.05: SCOIR MEAR – EW – (SIMON TORRENS (5)/TOM MULLINS) 2.35: HONEYSUCKLE (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.05: GETAWAY GORGEOUS (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.40: GOOD LAND – EW…
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Treble tops for Mullins as Meade hits bullseye in the bumper
Today was very much a bittersweet day’s sport viewing for yours truly. A nice few winners were punted on (and tipped) but there will be no attempt made to hide the heartache felt at being parked up in the office flitting between the television and the laptop perusing multiple race meetings and the Players Championship…
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Selections for Fairyhouse – Nov. 28th 2020
11.30: MONKFISH (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.00: ENVOL PERJI – EW – (AINE O’CONNOR (5)/LIZ DOYLE) 12.30: KILDORRERY (CONOR MCNAMARA (5)/TED WALSH) 1.01: CONCERTISTA (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.36: GARS DE SCEAUX (MARK WALSH/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.11: INNOVATED – EW – (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.46: STAR MAX – EW – (HUGH MORGAN (5)/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.21: REALITY CHEQUE…